Helpline for cancer patients launched in Kochi
Renowned oncologists Dr Sankar Rengaswamy, Dr Sunitha Daniel, Dr Ajith Nambiar, Dr Vincent Boaz and Dr Soumya Boaz, among others, are part of the team.
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KOCHI: While Covid-19 continues to stretch the healthcare system in addressing the critical needs of those affected, people suffering from other debilitating conditions have been finding it hard to access reliable and quality information.
Offering a solution to the problem, a team of oncologists and nurses led by Dr Moni Abraham, former director of the Cochin Cancer Research Centre, has launched a helpline under the Karkinos Cancer Care.
Majority of migrant labourers opted to stay back in Kerala during lockdown, says study
By IANS |
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Thu, Jan 21 2021 19:33 IST |
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 : Kerala is home to around 38.5 lakh migrant workers who have found shelter and home in the state. There are pockets such as Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district, Kottuli in Kozhikode, Cherthala in Alappuzha and in many parts of the industrial district of Ernakulam where migrant workers are found in large numbers.
Most of the migrant workers come from West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. But a majority of them are from West Bengal and there are movie theatres in Perumbavoor, the hub of plywood factories of the state, wherein Bengali movies are shown.