Keralam Health Minister K. Muraleedharan pushes for disease prevention through vaccination

By The Hindu Staff

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Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Monday (October 5, 2026) inaugurated an Integrated Public Health Laboratory and District Vaccine and Family Welfare Store in Thrissur, strengthening the district’s infrastructure for disease surveillance, early diagnosis, immunisation and the safe storage and distribution of vaccines and essential medicines.

The government’s priority is to prevent disease, not just treatment, the Minister said, urging the public to fully cooperate with vaccination programmes, including those against HPV and measles.

Mr. Muraleedharan also announced tighter regulation of the private healthcare sector, saying the government will not allow hospitals to arbitrarily increase treatment charges or add unnecessary medicines to patients’ bills.

“The government respects the services rendered by the private sector in healthcare. However, some private institutions cannot be allowed to arbitrarily inflate treatment charges or add medicines unnecessarily to patients’ bills,” he said.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 6, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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