Wayanad/New Delhi: Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Thursday, urging him to expedite health projects in her constituency and renewing the long-standing demand for establishing an AIIMS in Kerala.

In a post on X, she said, “He was kind enough to hear out all our demands and hold a frank discussion with us. I sincerely hope that these pressing issues will be given due consideration.”

Priyanka, who was accompanied by other Congress leaders from Kerala, raised concerns about the lack of facilities at the Government Medical College in Mananthavady and the healthcare challenges faced by the region’s tribal population.

“We apprised him of the severe difficulties being faced by the local population in the absence of a functional medical college in Mananthavady,” she wrote. She also flagged the need for a specialised trauma centre to treat injuries from animal attacks and the issue of pending funds under the National Health Mission (NHM).

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“The demand for an AIIMS in Kerala has been pending for a long time, and we once again requested that it be considered seriously,” she added.
(With IANS inputs)

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