India, April 27 -- Around 1.75 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs will soon get the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) as per the Indian public health standards, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, said. Of these 30,000 facilities have already achieved NQAS, he added.

Nadda was in the city on Saturday and inaugurated the Centre for Nephrology and Urology at Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre at Lavale. Prof Dr SB Mujumdar, founder and president, Symbiosis and Chancellor, Symbiosis International University (SIU) presided over the function. Dr Rajiv Yeravdekar, provost, faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, SIU and Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro-Chancellor, SIU, were the other dis...