The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Kerala’s government hospitals face a shortage of specialist doctors
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A S Jayanth
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Kerala's public health system is struggling with a severe shortage of over 280 specialist doctors, leading to patient referrals and service disruptions. Recent incidents of violence against medical staff have further highlighted the strain on government hospitals.
Sini Jaleel, 48, a senior gynaecologist at the District Government Hospital at Perinthalmanna in Malappuram, was brutally attacked on April 2 this year by a group of women relatives of a patient who had died after childbirth due to postpartum haemorrhage nine days earlier. Dr. Jaleel was left with a fractured nose and other facial injuries.
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