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Kerala's health minister assured uninterrupted medicine distribution, including life-saving drugs and antibiotics, in government hospitals following a high-level meeting; local purchases are being facilitated where necessary.
Kerala's Health Department will establish district Medicine Availability Monitoring Teams to verify shortages, assess stock, and redistribute medicines, ensuring patients receive necessary supplies and reporting weekly.
Kerala will legislate to regulate private hospital costs, ensuring transparent billing and itemised charges. A committee will consult stakeholders to draft the bill, aiming for affordable, quality healthcare.
Seventy-four food businesses were shut and over 1,400 litres of cooking oil seized during an inspection drive for repeatedly using unfit oil, with 19 establishments facing further action.
Kerala hospitals have sufficient medicine stocks despite warehouse shortages, prompting the minister to order urgent KMSCL procurement and explore inter-state sourcing.
From October 1, BPL families in Kerala will receive free Troponin T tests at government facilities to aid faster heart attack detection, as announced by the Health Minister.
A police pilot vehicle escorting a minister crashed into a divider, injuring a home guard. The minister continued his journey, while locals cited frequent accidents due to poor signage.
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.
Kerala's health minister ordered KMSCL to exclude middlemen, allowing direct participation from pharmaceutical firms and authorised agencies to secure medicines efficiently and affordably.
To improve medicine quality and reduce costs, the Health Department will eliminate middlemen, allowing direct manufacturer tenders, ensuring all 865 required medicines are procured, and prioritising primary importers for foreign drugs.
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