Meitra Hospital becomes first Malabar Hospital to get JCI Accreditation certificate
Kozhikode: Meitra Hospital of Kozhikode was honoured with the Joint Commission International Accreditation Certificate on Saturday.
The Meitra Hospital is the first and only hospital in the Malabar region to get the JCI gold seal of accreditation.
Minister for Health and Family Veena George handed the JCI certificate to Dr. Ali Faizal, director of the Hospital in the city.
Mayor, Kozhikode, Dr. Beena Philip and Chairman Emeritus, Meitra Hospital Mr. P. K. Ahammed and others were present on the occasion.
Dr. Jijo V Cherian, consultant gastroenterologist at Meitra Hospital, called it a matter of pride to be accredited by the JCI. “The gold seal of accreditation of the JCI endorses Meitra’s commitment to quality and patient safety,” he added.
Dr. Preetham K, chief of Medical Services at the Hospital, said, “Meitra Hospital is the first hospital in the Malabar region to be accredited by the JCI. Getting a JCI accreditation is the highest accolade that any hospital can avail of.”
Shaji P, chief nursing officer, said that the staff of Meitra Hospital would strive further to only raise their bar of performance and reach greater heights with exceptional patient treatment.
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Karnataka: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre unveils plan for scientific disposal of plastic bottles
Bengaluru: In a bid to address the mounting plastic waste problem, Eshwar B. Khandre, Minister for Forests, Ecology, and Environment, has directed the additional chief secretary of the department to formulate regulations that will require packaged water bottle manufacturers to take responsibility for the scientific disposal of plastic bottles.
As part of the proposed plan, Khandre has suggested introducing a minimum price for each water bottle, which would be refunded when the bottle is returned to any establishment selling packaged water, as reported by Deccan Herald on Monday.
Under this initiative, when a person buys a new water bottle, the minimum price for each returned bottle would be discounted from the bill for the new one.
The goal is to ensure that empty bottles are returned to the shops where they were purchased, preventing them from being discarded in public spaces or ending up in the environment. Under the plan, these establishments would then return the empty bottles to manufacturers, who would be responsible for the scientific disposal of the plastic.
Khandre emphasised that the proposed regulations are aimed at tackling plastic pollution more effectively. Although the central government has already banned the manufacture, storage, sale, and use of certain single-use plastics, and the state government has enacted similar regulations, plastic waste continues to be a significant environmental challenge.
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