Health Minister

The Health Minister announced upgrades for Punalur and Pathanapuram Taluk Hospitals in Kerala. The improvements aim to enhance healthcare infrastructure in the region.

The Health Minister has ordered an audit to address medical oxygen procurement costs by reviewing demand-supply mismatches, promoting efficient utilization, and developing guidelines based on findings from eight government hospitals.

Nizamabad GGH is set to become a referral hospital with upcoming super-specialty services, as announced by the Health Minister.

The Health Minister inaugurated a tensile-roof walkway, a yard development and drainage project, and the Gastroenterology department at Ernakulam General Hospital. The projects aim to improve infrastructure and medical services at the facility.

Telangana's Health Minister announced plans to strengthen healthcare in Adilabad, Asifabad, and Nirmal. The initiative focuses on improving healthcare infrastructure and services in these regions.

17 teaching hospitals in Andhra Pradesh lack sewage treatment plants (STPs), prompting a ₹83 crore plan to ensure all teaching, area, and district hospitals in the state have STPs within ten months, as directed by the Health Minister.

CPI(M) is intensifying protests to establish an AIIMS in Kinalur, Kozhikode. Party MLA P.A. Mohamed Riyas plans to meet the Chief Minister and Health Minister to address the issue.

Kerala's Health Minister prohibits political organizations from conducting welfare activities in government hospitals under their own banners, assigning sole responsibility to the Health department. DYFI, which has long provided free meals, states they intervened due to hospitals' lack of a system for caregivers' free food.

Rajeshkumar of Koottapana, Neyyattinkara, collapsed and died after security staff at the hospital reportedly prevented him from seeing a doctor without an OP ticket. The Health Minister has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

France experienced 2,025 excess deaths in June's heatwave, according to the health minister. The month was the hottest June since 1947, with temperatures exceeding 40C in many regions.

France recorded 2,025 excess deaths during the June 22-28 heatwave, a 30 percent increase in nationwide deaths. The Paris region saw a 62 percent rise in deaths during the same period.

Andhra Pradesh’s Sanjeevani health screening program, which uses 904 mobile medical units to conduct 41 diagnostic tests per individual, drew interest at a national conference, according to the Health Minister.

The Health Minister has pledged to expand facilities in Kerala's medical college hospitals to address overcrowding. Murali emphasized the need for additional space to prevent in-patients from being accommodated on floors or sharing beds.

Hong Kong's health minister stated that allowing foreign-trained doctors without permanent residency to work in the city will not threaten local practitioners. The government is proposing a revamp of the medical registration regime.

The death toll from earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to approximately 235, according to the health minister.

A fake news clip targeting Kerala PWD Minister P.K. Basheer is under police investigation. The post falsely claimed he stated deaths from communicable diseases were 'God’s decision' and that the Health Minister should not be blamed.

Andhra Pradesh plans to establish a Centre of Excellence in Vijayawada, referral centres in three regions, and implement universal neonatal screening to support the National Policy for Rare Diseases, as announced by the Health Minister.

Kenya has halted preparations for a U.S.-run Ebola quarantine facility after the health minister was held in contempt for ignoring a prior stop-work order. The project has sparked widespread anger and protests, with several people killed during demonstrations.

More than half of France is under red alerts as a heatwave intensifies, with the health minister warning that many citizens 'will suffer'. Temperatures are expected to peak on Monday.

The Health Minister informed the Centre about TB screening camps in 2,492 Telangana villages. The initiative aims to address tuberculosis in rural areas.

Andhra Pradesh will remove 43 doctors who have been absent from duty for nearly four years and ignored show-cause notices. This is the government’s second such action in a month.

Telangana is enhancing its preparedness for seasonal diseases, and the Health Minister has directed increased vigilance to address potential outbreaks.

Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan accuses the Health Minister and Health department of poor coordination with the district administration during the Nipah outbreak. The criticism highlights alleged leadership failures in managing the public health crisis.

Shigellosis cases in Wayanad have increased to three, prompting the Health Minister to review the situation. Officials are instructed to develop a special treatment protocol and conduct strict hygiene inspections at roadside eateries and hotels. Efforts are underway to identify the infection source.

The Kerala government is seeking Central permission to use forest land for expanding the Wayanad Medical College Hospital in exchange for a similar parcel. The Health Minister launched the 'Kayakalpam' initiative to collect public feedback on health system and patient care shortcomings.

The Australian government's reform advisory committee warns the proposed NDIS overhaul will cause 'material harm' to people with disabilities, undermine the scheme's original goals, and grant excessive power to the health minister. The Australian Human Rights Commission has also called for a pause to avoid adverse human rights impacts, while the government aims to remove over 200,000 participants by 2030 to ensure financial sustainability.