Ludhiana, Feb. 2 -- The Civil Hospital in Ludhiana has ranked last among the 13 district hospitals that qualified in the Kayakalp evaluation, an initiative of the Centre to assess cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control in public health facilities.

Out of 23 district hospitals in Punjab, only 13 met the qualification criteria, with Ludhiana's Civil Hospital-situated in the state's biggest city-securing the 13th position. Last year, the hospital did not even qualify for the evaluation.

Launched in 2015, the Kayakalp initiative assesses hospitals based on cleanliness, sanitation, infection control, biomedical waste management, hygiene promotion, and eco-friendly measures. The evaluation process includes an internal assessment by the h...