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Kerala Health Minister accuses UDF of anti-women policy amid actor assault
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George responded to UDF Convenor Adoor Prakash's statement on actor Dileep, stating that the party has a policy against women and underlined that the government stands with the victim.
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World Bank approves $280 million program for Kerala health sector
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The World Bank has approved a new USD 280 million program for Kerala, aimed at improving the life expectancy and quality of life for 11 million elderly and vulnerable people in the southern Indian state through wider access to health coverage and resilient health systems.
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Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja suggests commencing amoeba testi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Amoebic meningoencephalitis is not a contagious disease. However, it is something that can occur naturally in thickly populated areas, especially due to pollution and the abundance of ponds and water bodies. Therefore, we have made our health workers vigilant at the grassroots level. Whe
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Amoebic Meningoencephalitis: 23 deaths reported in Kerala so far, says sta
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts have been most affected according to estimates while cases are also increasing in Kozhikode and Malappuram.
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Kerala govt constitutes committee to submit report on pediatric cough syru
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kerala government constituted a committee to submit a report on the management of pediatric cough syrups following the death of at least 14 children after consumption of Coldrif syrup in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.
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59-year-old man dies due to amoebic encephalitis in Kerala's Kozhikode
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Health officials confirmed that he had been diagnosed with amoebic encephalitis. The patient was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday.
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Kerala Health Minister assures strict action in Thiruvananthapuram hospita
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Responding to a submission by the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheeshan, the minister said an expert committee has been constituted to investigate the case and submit a report.
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Kerala Health Minister clarifies 'no cluster of' PAM cases, confirms 19 de
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday clarified there's no cluster of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) cases in 2025, though there were clusters in 2024 linked to a common water source.
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Kerala: Amebic Meningoencephalitis death toll on the rise, 17 out of 66 in
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kerala Health Department has revised figures on Amebic Meningoencephalitis cases and deaths in the state. As per the latest update, so far 66 people have been infected.
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NCDC, Kerala Health Department monitoring brain-eating amoeba situation cl
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Official sources confirmed that the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Kerala Health Department are closely tracking the situation after the state reported 52 cases this year, affecting individuals aged 3 months to 91 years, with 33 males and 19 females diagnosed.
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"Everything is under control", says Kerala Health Minister, Veena George,
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
This comes after a 13-year-old boy allegedly died owing to electrocution on school premises in Kerala's Kollam region.
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Kerala Health Minister Veena George chairs review meeting on prevention of
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George chaired a review meeting regarding the prevention of the Nipah virus at the Collectorate Conference Hall in Malappuram. There are 461 people in the Nipah contact list, out of which 27 people are at a high risk, Health Minister Veena George said.
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