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Attukal Pongala: Health Department opens four ‘heat‘ clinics

Health Minister has advised people to seek help at the clinics if they experience discomfort on account of the soaring day temperatures.

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Attukal Pongala: Kerala Health department implementing action plan

The Health department of Kerala has prepared a district-level action plan to ensure health services during the Attukal Pongala and begun to implement it, Minister for Health Veena George has said

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Kerala govt has taken measures to ensure women’s participation in work, says Veena George

Kerala government ensures women's participation in work through childcare centers and empowerment programs, led by Minister Veena George.

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Rahul Gandhi heading to constituency Wayanad in Kerala in wake of public protests against wildlife attacks

Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is heading to his constituency in Kerala in the wake of escalating public protests over back-to-back deaths of residents in wild elephant attacks.

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KARE initiative to prevent, manage rare diseases a decisive step by Kerala, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

ThiruvananthapuramKerala Against Rare Diseases (KARE) is a comprehensive care strategy to prevent and manage rare diseases in Kerala.

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Annual health screening for all above 30 years in Kerala

All persons above 30 years in the State will be subjected to annual health screening, Health Minister Veena George has said.

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Discussions on to explore if those with medical graduate degrees from abroad can be allowed to have clinical training in self-financing medical colleges in Kerala

Discussions are on to explore if those with medical graduate degrees from abroad can be allowed to have clinical training in self-financing medical colleges in the State

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Kerala gets award for TB elimination activities

Kerala has received the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s award for the best tuberculosis elimination activities, a statement issued by Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday said.

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Hospitals to be made patient-friendly

Through the Aardram Mission, the government is attempting to make public hospitals more people-friendly, Health Minister, Veena George has said.

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Preventive oncology clinics to come up in all districts

The Health department has plans to start preventive oncology clinics in all districts, according to a statement issued here by Health Minister Veena George on the eve of World Cancer Day on February 4.

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Food streets to be modernised in four cities as part of project to ensure safe street food

The modernisation works will be taken up for the food streets at Shanghumugham in Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Kasthurba Nagar in Ernakulam and on the Kozhikode Beach.

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Health Minister inaugurates Ayurveda hospital in Kuttanad

The government has taken steps to digitise ancient Ayurvedic palm-leaf manuscripts and make the information available to researchers and students from across the world, Health Minister Veena George has said.

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Absence of sanction from Finance dept. stalled Thiruvananthapuram MCH development: Veena George

Absence of sanction from Finance dept. stalled Thiruvananthapuram MCH development:Veena George

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Minister urges more hospitals to participate in antimicrobial resistance surveillance network

Thiruvananthapuram Health Minister urges more hospitals to join Kerala's AMR surveillance network to improve antibiotic use and detect drug resistance.

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Govt., Opposition lock horns over drug shortage in hospitals

Health Minister maintains that the State government has ensured an adequate stock of medicines on the Essential Drugs List in all government hospitals. Satheesan cites CAG report which recorded 62,826 instances in which medicines could not be delivered to 67 hospitals

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Kerala Assembly | New superspeciality departments to be opened at Manjeri MCH, says Health Minister Veena George

New superspeciality departments will be started at Government Medical College, Manjeri, soon and 15 faculty posts have been created for the same, Health Minister Veena George said in the Kerala Assembly

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Robotic surgery for cancer patients at Malabar Cancer Centre soon

Health Minister Veena George has said that robotic surgery for cancer patients will be introduced at the Malabar Cancer Centre at Thalassery in Kannur on the lines of what was launched at the Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, recently.

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Robotic surgery unit to be launched at Regional Cancer Centre

Robotic surgery unit inaugurated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, bringing high-tech cancer treatment to the government sector.

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Centre’s reluctance to pay its share affecting NHM schemes in State: Veena

Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday that the Central government’s alleged reluctance to contribute its share in the State’s public health sector had impeded several NHM schemes.

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Kochi Corporation opens food testing lab

Kochi Corporation opens KOCHIA mobile food testing lab in association with ICICI Bank, inaugurated by Health Minister Veena George.

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Govt. plans to make all family health centres in Kerala antibiotic-smart this year

Kerala Health Minister announces programme to make all FHCs antibiotic-smart & discourage sale of antibiotics without prescription.

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Medical genetics department to be opened at SAT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram

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Kerala Health Minister urges Centre to give its share of National Health Mission funds

Union Health Minister urged to sanction NHM funds due to Kerala Health Department, affecting many activities.

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District hospitals to be equipped to handle COVID cases: Minister

A high-level meeting convened by Health Minister Veena George in the wake of the increase in COVID-19 cases in Kerala decided to step up testing and surveillance and equip district-level hospitals for treatment of COVID patients with mild symptoms.

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Focus now on providing adequate treatment to the injured: Collector

In Kochi, 31 injured in Cusat stampede are receiving treatment at MCH, two in ICU and one in casualty. 18 are admitted to Kinder Hospital and two at Aster Medcity. Health Minister Veena George has formed a medical board to assess the situation.

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