A five-day NABL Assessor Training Programme on “ISO 15189:2022—Strengthening Medical Laboratory Quality Assurance in J&K” has commenced in Srinagar as a capacity-development initiative being conducted in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Kashmir; State Allied and Healthcare Council, J&K (SAHC-JK); and the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India.
The programme forms part of the structured quality and capacity-building initiatives under the ‘Gunvatta Chakra’ framework of the Quality Council of India, facilitated in the Union Territory by the State Allied and Healthcare Council, J&K. The progression from ‘Gunvatta Yatra’ and ‘Gunvatta Pathshala’ to assessor training represents a structured continuum from awareness and capacity building to assessor development, aimed at strengthening the medical laboratory quality assurance and accreditation ecosystem in the UT.
The programme was inaugurated by Prof. (Dr.) Sabhiya Majid, Chairperson, State Allied and Healthcare Council, J&K, and Prof. (Dr.) Tanveer Ali Dar, Head, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Kashmir. Prof. (Dr.) Fouzia Rashid, Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, is the Organising Secretary of the programme.
The training programme is being attended by senior medical faculty and professionals from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as well as other parts of the country.
Clinical doctors from prestigious institutions, including AIIMS, Government Medical Colleges and other state government organisations, are also participating in the programme.
The programme aims to develop a strong pool of trained assessors and resource faculty for the assessment of government and private medical laboratories in accordance with applicable NABL standards.
By enhancing local assessment capabilities, the initiative is expected to strengthen laboratory quality, support accreditation preparedness and promote consistent standards in diagnostic services across J&K, while also contributing to the national assessor pool.
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