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Kerala hospitals have sufficient medicine stocks despite warehouse shortages, prompting the minister to order urgent KMSCL procurement and explore inter-state sourcing.
Health Minister Muraleedharan refuted claims of privatising public healthcare, blaming the previous LDF government for debt, low medicine stock, and mismanagement. He stated the current government is improving facilities and ensuring medicine availability.
A Kerala technical committee will prepare a report for a ₹25 lakh health insurance scheme for every family, aiming for universal coverage.
A child with a high fever was allegedly denied treatment at Thodupuzha District Hospital during a minister's visit, prompting protests due to doctor shortages.
The central government has given an initial agreement to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kerala.
Kerala's Health Minister clarified that the government supports hospital food provision, only objecting to voluntary groups occupying space and displaying political identities, not humanitarian aid itself.
Kerala will immunise nearly two million children under five against polio on Sunday, using 22,288 booths and mobile teams, with house-to-house follow-ups planned.
Kerala's Health Minister K Muraleedharan faces criticism as multiple disease outbreaks occurred during his first month, leading to reminders of his past taunts about a 'cursed ruler' causing doom.
The move comes at a time when Kerala is witnessing a surge in several communicable diseases.
The Kerala Administrative Tribunal stayed Dr K J Reena's controversial transfer for two weeks, finding her argument about violating service rules prima facie sustainable. Further examination is required on other contentions.
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