Medical Care In Kerala

The helicopter, equipped with ventilators, monitors, suction machines, oxygen cylinders and other emergency medical equipment, is first-of-its kind "flying ICU" that is being used in an emergency situation in India.

Nipah virus is a zoonotic infection, that is, it is a virus which comes from animals. Once a human is infected with this virus, it can further spread to other people in the family or to health workers who are there to take care of the patient.

The stats jointly prepared by the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) show that Kerala still has a long way to go on the road to good cancer care in their state with only 180 oncologists in the state

Rita Johnson, in her 60s, is bed-ridden and needs specialised treatment. Though she is admitted in a local government hospital, it is her husband who is seen feeding her through a tube.

The helicopter, equipped with ventilators, monitors, suction machines, oxygen cylinders and other emergency medical equipment, is first-of-its kind "flying ICU" that is being used in an emergency situation in India.

Nipah virus is a zoonotic infection, that is, it is a virus which comes from animals. Once a human is infected with this virus, it can further spread to other people in the family or to health workers who are there to take care of the patient.

The stats jointly prepared by the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) show that Kerala still has a long way to go on the road to good cancer care in their state with only 180 oncologists in the state

Rita Johnson, in her 60s, is bed-ridden and needs specialised treatment. Though she is admitted in a local government hospital, it is her husband who is seen feeding her through a tube.