Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 02 July 2025
In a big effort to bolster healthcare supply in distant island communities, a staff of docs and paramedical workers from Community Health Centre (CHC), Nancowry, performed a complete outreach go to to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Katchal and its peripheral areas on June 30, 2025.
As a part of the initiative, a National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) evaluation was carried out at Sub-Centres E-Wall and Meenakshi Ram Nagar by Dr. Nirmal Kumar Bajpai and Dr. Solomon Mark Paul. The analysis centered on key parameters similar to service high quality, affected person care protocols, and record-keeping practices.
To improve tuberculosis surveillance, a hands-on coaching session on the Nikshay portal was organized for the workers of PHC Katchal. Mr. Suresh, Senior Treatment Supervisor (STS), facilitated the session and likewise offered a Falcun Cup and Thermocol field to help TB pattern assortment and transportation.
The visiting staff additionally performed a radical verification of medication shares, together with emergency provides, confirming that each one accessible medicines have been inside expiry dates and adequately stocked.
In parallel, an AYUSH Health Camp was organized on the Community Hall in Japan Tikrey. The camp featured Homoeopathy consultations by Dr. Shabnam Salim and Ayurveda providers by Dr. Ankush Paul, with Mr. James Jackson, Pharmacist (Homoeopathy), meting out the prescribed medicines. A complete of 40 sufferers availed free consultations and medicines throughout the camp.
This multi-pronged outreach geared toward reinforcing built-in healthcare providers and making certain efficient implementation of nationwide well being programmes within the geographically remoted Katchal Island.
