CITU warns of stir over Health Department policies (opens original article in a new tab)

CITU warns of agitation against Kerala's Health Department over unfair policies affecting healthcare workers, citing threats to temporary employees and poor hospital staffing.

• CITU Kollam district committee plans agitation against Health Department over transfers, political appointments, and threats to terminate temporary employees.
• Union demands government halt retaliatory measures affecting healthcare workers' morale during rising infectious disease cases in Kerala.
• Healthcare professionals, including those under NHM and HMC, are criticized for being treated unfairly despite their role in Kerala's healthcare resilience during crises like COVID-19 and Nipah outbreaks.