SRINAGAR, Oct. 30 -- Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Jammu and Kashmir, Athar Aamir Shafi-ul-Khan, on Friday directed Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) to ensure baseline assessments of all public health institutions and achieve National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification for 100 per cent of targeted facilities by March 2027.

Chairing a review meeting at the State Health Society office in Old Secretariat here, the Mission Director stressed the need to improve healthcare infrastructure, bridge existing gaps and strengthen patient-centric services.

He asked CMOs to categorise health facilities based on assessment findings and prioritise resource allocation to address deficiencies. He assured them of technical an...