The Hindu·3 min read·medium
LSGD funds shortage may hit palliative care delivery at local level
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Kerala's local self-government institutions are facing a severe shortage of Plan funds, threatening the delivery of essential palliative care services. This financial crisis has left nurses unpaid and prevented the purchase of critical medical supplies for bedridden patients.
The Health department is worried that primary care palliative care activities at the grassroots level could get disrupted, putting hundreds of bedridden or chronically ill patients in rural areas in peril, as most local self-government institutions (LSGIs) have been seriously short of Plan funds since December 2025.
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