New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mentioned the case of a ten-month-old infant from Kerala during his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat. The baby girl, Aalin Sherin Abraham, who tragically lost her life in an accident in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, became the youngest organ donor in the state.PM Modi said the baby, who had an entire life ahead of her, left the world suddenly, and so many dreams and moments of happiness remained unfulfilled.“The pain…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) The Special Branch of the Kerala Police has issued an alert warning of a possible escalation in political tensions in the state following the Youth Congress placing a wreath at the residence of State Health Minister Veena George, an act that has triggered sharp reactions from the ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF).According to intelligence inputs, the CPI(M) may organise protest demonstrations against Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan in response…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday accused Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan of instigating protests over the alleged surgical lapse at Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, asserting that the government had already taken all necessary steps in the matter.“I do not know why this is happening. All that needed to be done has been done. What happened in the name of protest is not acceptable at all,” the Minister said, referring to …
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 20 (IANS) For years, Kerala’s public health system has been showcased as a model for the rest of India — efficient, accessible, and comparable to the best in the world.State Health Minister Veena George, a journalist-turned-legislator of the CPI-M, has repeatedly asserted that the state’s healthcare standards rival global benchmarks.But when surgical scissors are left inside a patient’s stomach – in a new case that was revealed on Friday, the rhetoric begins to soun…
Alappuzha, Feb 20 (IANS) Reacting to the shocking discovery of a surgical instrument inside a patient’s abdomen five years after a procedure, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said a preliminary report has been received, and an expert panel will examine the entire incident in detail.The case pertains to Usha Joseph, a native of Punnapra, Kerala, in whose abdomen a pair of scissors was detected during an X-ray examination earlier this week.She had undergone surgery on May 5, 2021, a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) In a heart rending yet profoundly inspiring act, a 10-month-old baby girl, who lost her life in a road accident, has become the youngest organ donor in Kerala, offering hope and healing to others even in death, officials said on Friday. Alin Sherin Abraham, hailing from Mallappally in Pathanamthitta district, was declared brain dead following a tragic road accident.In the middle of unimaginable grief, her parents chose to donate her organs so that other lives co…
Kozhikode, Feb 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that the establishment of the Kerala Institute of Organ Transplantation represents one of the state’s most exemplary interventions in the healthcare sector.He was laying the foundation stone for the “first dedicated “organ transplant hospital, being set up at Chevayur in Kozhikode under the Health Department.The institute is being established with state-of-the-art facilities to bring all activities related to organ transpla…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) With Assembly elections approaching, the Kerala government is rolling out one of its largest-ever coordinated health infrastructure expansions, unveiling projects worth over Rs 1,800 crore across oncology, organ transplantation, medical education and traditional medicine.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is set to inaugurate the projects over a packed February schedule, reinforcing the Kerala government’s narrative of welfare-led capital expenditure.On Tuesday, S…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, on Thursday wrote to the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly demanding that derogatory remarks and allegations made by State Ministers against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi be expunged from the official records of the House.Describing the remarks as a grave breach of parliamentary propriety, Satheesan said the Ministers’ conduct violated established rules, conventions and rulings governing Assembl…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) Kerala has taken a significant step forward in public healthcare with the commencement of skin processing at the state’s first skin bank, established at the Government Medical College in state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The facility is expected to greatly enhance treatment outcomes for patients suffering from severe burns and extensive skin loss, conditions that often pose life-threatening complications.State Health Minister Veena George said the skin bank was …