Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
proflie-avatar
Login
exit_to_app
Democracy that banks on the electorate
access_time 28 March 2024 5:34 AM GMT
Lessons to learn from Moscow terror attack
access_time 27 March 2024 6:10 AM GMT
Gaza
access_time 26 March 2024 4:34 AM GMT
The poison is not in words, but inside
access_time 25 March 2024 5:42 AM GMT
A witchhunt, plain and simple
access_time 23 March 2024 9:35 AM GMT
DEEP READ
Schools breeding hatred
access_time 14 Sep 2023 10:37 AM GMT
Ukraine
access_time 16 Aug 2023 5:46 AM GMT
Ramadan: Its essence and lessons
access_time 13 March 2024 9:24 AM GMT
When ‘Jai Sree Ram’ becomes a death call
access_time 15 Feb 2024 9:54 AM GMT
exit_to_app
Homechevron_rightKeralachevron_rightPublic Health...

Public Health Protection Agency in Kerala

text_fields
bookmark_border
Public Health Protection Agency in Kerala
cancel

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress-led UDF government in Kerala has proposed a new initiative for addressing social and technical issues related to all major health challenges of the state.

Inaugurating a national symposium on 'Public Health Intervention-The Need for Convergence' here, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the government was in the early stages of formulating the initiative -- 'Public Health Protection Agency' -- which primarily aims at bringing convergent actions to address the public health challenges of the state.

Though Kerala had made remarkable achievements in health sector, the public health in the state was facing so many challenges, he said.

"In spite of large scale intervention, epidemics during the monsoon season are a regular feature which have increased in recent years", Chandy pointed out.

Among the communicable diseases, vector-borne diseases like dengue fever, chickungunya, malaria along with leptospirosis are becoming a major health concern for the state, he said.

Occasional outbreak of water-borne diseases like diarrhoea, hepatitis, and enteric fever are also creating problems, he said.

Due to better global connections of the state, many newer emerging diseases and preparedness for managing these are also a challenge for the state, he said.

Re-emergence of vaccine preventable diseases and health issues due to large scale migration of labourers from other states are the new hurdles, the Chief Minister said.

In addition to the communicable disease burden, high prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, mental health disorders, elderly population, road accidents make the health situation in Kerala more complex, he added.

The issues faced by the sector on a long-term basis and in a sustainable manner, convergence of activities of various departments and inter-sectoral coordination were very important, he said, adding, the new initiative was to address these challenges.

Show Full Article
Next Story