Nursing students and sanitation staff sensitised under Kayakalp drive

Kurnool: Following directives from the Director of Medical Education (DME), Kurnool Government General Hospital (GGH) organized a comprehensive sanitation and hygiene awareness drive under the national Kayakalp initiative on Tuesday.

Supervised directly by Hospital Superintendent Dr K Venkateswarlu, the campaign was aimed at promoting rigorous cleanliness standards, improving infection prevention, and fostering a safe healthcare environment for patients, attendants, and hospital staff.

During the orientation sessions, sanitation workers and nursing students were thoroughly sensitized to key operational protocols, including proper biomedical waste segregation and disposal, hand hygiene practices, and personal sanitation standards.

Healthcare experts highlighted that strict compliance with prescribed cleanliness routines is essential to prevent cross-contamination and healthcare-associated infections within medical wards.

Addressing the participants, hospital administrators stressed that maintaining hygienic conditions across all hospital blocks is a collective responsibility shared by every department.

They urged sanitation crews and nursing students to work in close coordination, adhere strictly to institutional hygiene guidelines, and maintain exemplary sanitary standards daily.

Prominent medical administrators present during the program included Chief Civil Surgeon Resident Medical Officer (CSRMO) Dr P Padmaja, Deputy CSRMO Dr V Padmaja, and Nursing Superintendent Savithri Bhai, alongside departmental supervisors and staff members.

Officials reaffirmed that the Kayakalp programme will continue to drive structural improvements in hospital maintenance, encouraging healthcare workers to uphold high standards of hygiene and patient care across all operational units

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