Reward for most hygienic Punjab hospital

Chandigarh: Punjab government has announced a reward of £50,000 to the most hygienic hospital in the state, in a bid to promote hygiene and cleanliness. Principal Secretary Health, Vini Mahajan said, “The Punjab government has constituted a state-level evaluation committee to assess the general conditions of each government hospital in the state and on the basis of its recommendations the hygienically best hospital would be awarded with a cash award of £50,000.” She further added that “Instructions have been given to the civil surgeons across the state to ensure cleanliness and basic hygiene in the hospitals under their control. The Best Hospital Award would be given on the basis of the overall cleanliness in the hospitals, sanitation and hygiene, disposal of hospital waste, infection control, availability of support services and hygiene promotion.”