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Pharmacovigilance Co-ordination Centre (NPvCC) for the implementation of the National

Pharmacovigilance programme for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani & Homoeopathy drugs.
Objectionable advertisements are being reported to the respective State Licensing Authorities

by PPv Catregularintervals.

8.6 National Accreditation Board (NABH)

To provide safety and efficacy in the Service sector National Accreditation Board
for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of the Quality

Council of India, set up to establish and operate an accreditation programme for
healthcare organisations. It is made to operate accreditation and allied programmes in

collaboration with stakeholders focusing on patient safety and quality of healthcare based
upon national/international standards, through the process of self and external evaluation.

Ayush Hospital Accreditation Programme for Ayush hospitals encompasses relevant &
comprehensive quality assurance standards for each system i.e. Ayurveda, Yoga and

Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy Hospitals and Panchakarma clinics has
separate accreditation standards as per their individual system of medicine and

requirements. These are in natural alignment to the Hospital Standards, with a community
focus. Ministry has initiated steps to get all its hospitals accredited as per National

Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH). It is going successfully
and so far 153 Ayush hospitals and 40 Panchkarma clinics have been accredited.

8.7 The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

It is the National Standards Body engaged in formulating Indian Standards in

various fields. For the formulation of Indian Standards, BIS functions through a process
of consensus involving consumers, manufacturers, government and regulatory bodies,

technologists, scientists and testing laboratories through duly constituted technical
committees. About 360 sectional committees with qualified technical and scientific

personnel and over 16,282 experts are voluntarily associated with the standardisation
activity. With its core activities, BIS benefits the national economy by providing safe,

reliable and quality goods; minimizing health hazards to consumers; protecting the
environment; promoting exports and imports substitutes; controlling over proliferation

of varieties etc. BIS has so far formulated over 22,000 standards across diverse sectors,
which have helped the industry in the upgradation of the quality of goods and services.

https://www.bis.gov.in/the-bureau/about-bis/.
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