Health dept faces heat as brain infection deaths rise

The health department was the target of a bitter attack by the opposition in the assembly as the house debated an adjournment motion over the increasing Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis deaths in the state.

- HD Bureau

Kerala has recorded 69 confirmed cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis this year, with 19 fatalities, prompting sharp criticism from opposition parties and urgent demands for stronger public health interventions.