Hajipara HWC: First in northeast to receive NAQS certification

DISPUR, Assam: The Hajipara Health and Wellness Centre, situated in the Barpeta District of Assam, has become the first centre in northeastern region that has been awarded the ‘quality certification’ under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NAQS) programme.

The Hajipara Health & Wellness Centre has managed to score 89 per cent in the assessment and met six criteria required to attain the National Quality Certification.

The centre was established in the year 1993 and was assessed for seven services in the state of Assam. Later it has also undergone the external assessment done by the empanelled external assessors on May 4, 2022. The HWC has also gone through assessment by Pranjal Das, then Community Health Officer.

Other members of the team include Ramen Talukdar (MPW), Rubia Mallika (ANM), Zamila Khatun (ANM), Joynab Khatun (ASHA Supervisor), Jamiran Nessa (ASHA), Minara Begum (ASHA), Tara Bhanu (ASHA), Esmitara Bewa (ASHA) and Basia Khatu (ASHA).

The centre incorporates neonatal and infant health care services, childhood and adolescent health care services, family planning, contraceptive services and other reproductive health care services, pregnancy care and childbirth, management of communicable diseases including national health programmes, screening, prevention, control and management of non-communicable diseases, management of common communicable diseases and outpatient care for acute simple illnesses and minor ailments, health promotion and wellness activities (including yoga) and the teleconsultation service.

A Health & Wellness Centre has five ASHA workers and eight Anganwadi Workers. The centre caters to a total population of 6466 people in the region.