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The Hindu
04-08-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Set up expert panel to probe issues faced by govt. medical colleges: IMA
The Indian Medical Association has demanded that the government engage a special experts' committee on an emergency basis to study the issues and challenges faced by Government Medical Colleges in the State In a statement here, the IMA said that it will resist any move by the Health department to persecute Haris Chirackal, the Head of Urology at Government Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, who had gone public with his grievances about the inadequacies in his department, which was affecting patient care and health care service delivery Any government action against Dr. Chirackal would be demoralising to hundreds of healthcare workers who are selflessly serving the people. The Health Minister herself had admitted earlier that she had no doubts about the sincerity of in him revealing the deficiencies in his department and that it was systemic issues which were affecting the service delivery at Medical College, IMA pointed out. The Health department's attempt to put a sincere and hardworking person like Dr. Chirackal in the dock instead of attending to the systemic issues in the department was a challenge to the thousands of poor depending on Government Medical Colleges for their medical care. IMA is organising an open forum here on Tuesday to discuss the issues faced by the Government Medical Colleges and to gather the opinion of the public and health experts on the topic.
The Hindu
19-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
KGMCTA demands withdrawal of mass transfer order of doctors
Kerala Government Medical College Teachers' Association has demanded that the mass transfer of faculty in Government Medical Colleges in the name of 'work arrangement' be withdrawn immediately as this was bound to affect medical education and training adversely. KGMCTA raised the objection after the Medical Education department issued orders transferring overnight, 58 specialist doctors from Manjeri, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur Medical Colleges, to the new medical colleges of Wayanad and Kasaragod, citing 'work arrangement'. The fact that this was done on the eve of the inspection of the new medical colleges by the National Medical Commission, makes it all too obvious that the 'work arrangement' was just a guise to get NMC approval for the new institutions, it said In a statement here, KGMCTA pointed out that it had suggested to the government several times over that adequate faculty posts and infrastructure should be created in the new Government Medical Colleges at Wayanad and Kasaragod before making these institutions functional. However, the government has not paid heed to these suggestions and has resorted to a mass transfer of faculty, without even sparing those faculty members who are due to retire from service within a short period, KGMCTA said. This was not the first time that the government was resorting to this 'mass transfer' to fool the NMC According to the order issued by the DME, 39 faculty members have been transferred to Kasaragod Medical College and 19 to Wayanad and they have been asked to take charge at the respective institutions the very next day itself. KGMCTA has demanded that the government review this order. The current crisis at Wayanad and Kasaragod is a result of the government's refusal to create adequate faculty posts. By transferring faculty from other medical colleges, the government was destabilising patient care activities and teaching at the rest of the medical colleges too. The older medical colleges too do not have adequate numbers of doctors to manage patient care and teaching, KGMCTA pointed out. It said that the departments of Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology have not had any post creation in ages and this woeful shortage of doctors was evident in other departments too. Kasaragod Medical College is in its infancy while the government has not created the basic infrastructural needs in Wayanad Medical College. Almost all other medical colleges too have received notices from the NMC, pointing out various shortfalls and the government's gimmicks to get NMC approval will eventually affect the recognition of the graduate and postgraduate courses in these institutions, KGMCTA said. The NMC has warned several times that any anomalies in the Aadhar-based punching system will lead to the cancellation of the registration of doctors. The government has totally disregarded this in issuing the mass transfer order. The GO does not even say how long is the 'work arrangement' for, KGMCTA pointed out
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Nilackal to get speciality hospital to treat Sabarimala devotees, local populace
The long-pending demand for the establishment of a speciality hospital at Nilackal, a region that serves as the base camp to lakhs of pilgrims ascending the Sabarimala hillock during the annual pilgrimage season, is finally becoming a reality. According to Health Minister Veena George, a speciality hospital with advanced medical infrastructure will be established at Nilackal to benefit both local residents and Sabarimala pilgrims. The facility with an estimated cost of ₹9 crore will come up on land allotted by the Travancore Devaswom Board. The Chief Minister has instructed that additional funds be released towards the project based on requirement. The hospital will integrate modern medicine with Ayush, and during the pilgrimage season enhanced speciality care will be provided to meet the increased demand, the Minister said. Besides the devotees, it will also serve the local populace, especially the tribal community settled in and around the hilly region. The three-storey facility, the work on which will be completed at the earliest, will feature a 12-bed casualty unit, outpatient departments, a 7-bed observation ward and pharmacy etc on the ground floor. The first floor will host an intensive care unit (ICU) with eight beds, nurses' station, a fully equipped minor operation theatre, a 13-bed inpatient ward and administrative offices. The second floor, meanwhile, will accommodate a 50-bed dormitory facility to accommodate pilgrims and attendants. Presently, the Health department opens special wards at the Government Medical Colleges at Kottayam and Konni to take care of Sabarimala devotees requiring specialised treatment. It also operates temporary unis all across the pilgrimage circuit through out the season to handle medical emergencies.
