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Kerala’s probe into whether expired Remdesivir was given to Nipah patients faces delays due to a potential conflict of interest involving expert panel head Dr Aravind Reghukumar, who previously convened the Nipah Medical Board.
The Kerala Medical Services Corporation will probe the procurement and use of remdesivir in Nipah treatment amid questions over supply records, possible expiry, and handling of medicines in state hospitals.
Kerala Health Minister K Muraleedharan says the state will continue using the lower-cost generic Risdiplam for SMA patients, dismissing safety concerns over the medicine’s label.
Kerala is procuring Natco's cheaper generic Risdiplam for its rare disease programme after courts dismissed Roche's patent claims, despite parental safety concerns over the lack of bioequivalence studies for the new treatment.
Former Left Democratic Front ministers criticised Health Minister K Muraleedharan, alleging he violated procurement rules by unlawfully approving a clinical-trial SMA medicine, making him entirely unfit for office amid worsening healthcare shortages.
To ensure uninterrupted treatment, Health Minister K Muraleedharan issued a circular directing state hospitals to monitor medicine stocks, provide updated availability lists, prescribe generic names, and submit fortnightly laboratory reports.
Health officials in Erumely inspected local eateries, enforcing hygiene standards, mandatory staff medical certificates, and drinking water testing. They confirmed that strict sanitation and chlorination drives will precede the upcoming pilgrimage season.
Following a dispute over horse dung, an individual was remanded in custody, leaving two horses unattended; authorities disagree on care responsibility, while locals provide interim support.
Kerala has formed a task force, chaired by the Chief Minister, to develop a holistic health model for disease prevention, early detection, and healthy ageing.
Valuable medical equipment, particularly ventilators, purchased for Kerala's medical colleges has become unusable due to poor maintenance and ageing, resulting in significant financial losses.
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