Malkangiri: In a major boost to public healthcare system, as many as 28 health centres in Malkangiri district have won the prestigious ‘Kayakalp Award’ for the year 2021-22.
The District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) has been felicitated as Kayakalp Winner Hospital for achieving high level of cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control measures and to create sustainable practices related to improved cleanliness in public health facilities linked to positive health outcomes.
In addition to the DHH, two Sub-Divisional Hospitals (SDHs), six Community Health Centres (CHCs), 11 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs), and eight HWC Sub centers were qualified for Kayakalp award.
District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), Malkangiri has bagged the first position and won award money of Rs 50 lakh under the Kayakalp Awards 2021-22.
In the category of Community Health Centres (CHCs), again it was CHC, Kudumuluguma in the district that bagged the prize with award money of Rs 15 lakh.
Commendation awards of Rs 1 lakh each was given to CHC (Korukonda), CHC (Pandripani), CHC (Khariput), CHC (Kalimela), CHC (Podia), SDH (Mathili) and SDH (Chitrakonda).
In the category of PHCs, the first prize was bagged by PHC MV-79 which got cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. While the commendation prize of Rs 50,000 goes to PHC-MPV-55, PHC-Manyamkonda, PHC-MV-19, PHC-Padmagiri, PHC-Govindapalli, PHC-Metapaka, PHC-Salimi, PHC-MV-47, PHC-Pangam, and PHC-Motu.
And, again in the Health Sub-centre category, SC-Udulibeda has got the first prize with Rs 1 lakh cash amount while commendation prize of Rs 25,000 goes to SC-Chaulimendi, SC-Salimi, SC-Panighata, SC-Challanguda, SC-Tunnelcamp, SC-Bapanpally, and SC-Venkpalam.
Besides, CHC Kudumuluguma has won the best “eco-friendly” hospital under the Kayakalp scheme in the district and received cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.
The Kayakalp Award given under the National Health Mission (NHM) was instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2015 to encourage cleanliness and hygiene in health centres across the country.
The scores under Kayakalp award were given and the hospitals were evaluated on the basis of below mentioned eight major factors:
a. Hospital/Facility Upkeep
b. Sanitation and hygiene
c. Waste Management
d. Infection control
e. Support Services
f. Hygiene Promotion
g. Cleanliness beyond Hospital/facility Boundary wall
h. Eco-friendly facility
Expressing pleasure over this achievement, Malkangiri Collector Vishal Singh said, “I dedicate this award to the public of Malkangiri. Without their participation, it wouldn’t have been possible. Our target is to serve people by delivering best public health service. We are happy that the Government has recognized the health delivery system in the district.”
