LAHOR E: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday congratulated the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) for its re-accreditation by the US Joint Commission International.

`Congratulations to SKM team for another milestone.

SKMCH&RC Lhr has been re-accredited by US Joint Commission International.

Delighted our world-class services have again been internationally recognised.

Our team maintained high quality standards even during the Covid pandemic, Mr Khan tweeted.

`It is a great achievement because this time the Hospital was surveyed against new and far more stringent standards set by the JCI in its 7th edition of standards. Presently, there are fewer than fifty hospitals in the entire world that have been judged against these exacting measures, he said in another tweet.

The Joint Commission International (JCI) works to improve patient safety and quality of healthcare in the international community by offering education, publications, advisory services, and international accreditation and certification.

In more than 100 countries, the JCI partners with hospitals, clinics, and academic medical centres, heaIth systems and agencies, government ministries, academia, and international advocates to promote rigorous standards of care and to provide solutions for achieving peak performance.-Staff Reporter