Chandigarh, 30th October 2018: Chandigarh has bagged the National Award and has been accorded 1st rank (among Union Territories) for maximum improvement in Infant Mortality Rate today at the 5th National Summit – “Good and Replicable Practices in Public Healthcare Systems in India 2018” at Kaziranga, Assam. Sh. Jagat Parkash Nadda, Hon'ble Union Health Minister of India presented the award to Dr. G Dewan, Mission Director cum Director Health, U.T., Chandigarh in the presence of Sh. Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam and other distinguished personalities of the Government of Assam & Union Health Secretary of India, Smt. Preeti Sudan.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India has organized the National Summit on “Good & Replicable Practices & Innovations in Public Health Care System in India” to capture and share the best practices and innovations at various levels of health services delivery and programme implementation under the National Health Mission (NHM).
With an objective to share and learn from the fine practices and innovations implemented by different States/UTs and organizations, these summits work towards addressing various health challenges and managing public health programmes.
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