The Jipmer Rural Health Centre (JRHC) at Ramanathapuram, under the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine (P&SM), has received the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification.
A press note said the JRHC was the first Health and Wellness Centre (HWC) in the Union Territory of Puducherry to receive NQAS certification, marking a significant step in strengthening quality primary health care delivery in the region.
The JRHC secured a score of 91.05% during the rigorous national-level external assessment under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) framework, developed by the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The NQAS, a national-level accreditation system that evaluates the quality of public health facilities across India, assessesed performance across eight critical domains — service provision, patient rights, inputs, support services, clinical care, infection control, quality management, and outcomes. Facilities meeting these standards are certified for their ability to deliver safe, effective, and patient-friendly healthcare.
According to Jipmer, an NQAS-certified institution is authorised to display the NQAS logo, becomes a benchmark for quality primary care, and also stands to receive financial incentives to sustain and enhance quality improvement initiatives.
