Team Herald
CALANGUTE: The Arpora-Nagoa AAM Sub-Health Centre has been awarded the prestigious National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) Certification by the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), achieving an impressive score of 96%. The assessment was conducted by a national team in January 2025, according to Candolim PHC Health Officer, Dr Roshan Nazareth.
If you enjoyed reading this article, you can help support our journalism by adding OHeraldo as a preferred source.
Dr Nazareth highlighted that the Arpora-Nagoa Sub-Health Centre is the first of its kind in Goa (and possibly in India) to be designated as a fully air-conditioned, Wi-Fi-enabled facility. It also features interior-designed spaces, inverter backup, 15 point-of-care tests, and a stock of 106 essential medicines and vaccines, along with the necessary healthcare infrastructure and equipment required for quality certification.
The sub-health centre was fully funded under a CSR initiative by Arpora-Nagoa Sarpanch and MLA Michael Lobo and was inaugurated in 2024 by Health Minister Vishwajit Rane.
The Arpora-Nagoa healthcare team, which played a crucial role in securing the certification, includes: Dr Roshan Nazareth (Candolim PHC Health Officer); nurse Manali Nalkar; Dr Shiya Candolkar (Homeopathy); Dr Karishma Shirodkar; Dr Mitali Arabekar (Nodal Officer); Arun Tuyekar; Samreen Shaikh; Aruna Gawas; Vishwambar Bhosale (Malaria Staff); Krishna Gaonkar; Chandrakant Pednekar and Dikita Murari.
