Goverment Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Medical_College,_Thiruvananthapuram)

Government Medical College,Thiruvananthapuramwas founded in 1951, and was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India.

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This is the oldest and most prestigious medical college in Kerala. It is being upgraded to the status of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The medical college campus also houses several other hospitals and institutions including the College of Nursing, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum Dental College, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Priyadarshini Institute of Paramedical Sciences and Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital for women and children.

Location

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Government Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram is located 6 kilometers away from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station and KSRTC Central Bus Station. The college campus and the hospital lies to the west of Kumarapuram-Ulloor Road which has been renamed Dr. C.O. Karunakaran Avenue.

History

The Government of Travancore in 1948 appointed a committee to formulate proposals for starting a Medical College at Trivandrum. The Committee submitted its report and the scheme was sanctioned in October 1948. Dr. C.O. Karunakaran was appointed Special Officer for the implementation of the scheme.

The College Campus has 139 acres (0.56 km2) of picturesque land with a number of hillocks surrounded by evergreen coconut groves and paddy fields, facing the sea which lies at a distance of three kilometers, and is located on the North – West border of the Thiruvananthapuram city. The College, is linked with the different sections of the city by bus routes, is very near the national highway NH 47 and the nearest railway station is just few kilometers from the college. The topographical layout and the architectural designs were prepared by Mr. J.A. Ritchie from Bombay. The College and the hospital buildings are separated by playgrounds for football, hockey, a cricket pitch, courts for tennis, basketball, badminton and volleyball and a 400 meter track.

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The foundation stone of the College was laid by His Highness the Raja Pramuk of Travancore – Cochin at 11:45 AM on 26-01-1950. The first batch of students was admitted in August 1951. The College was formally inaugurated by Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru at 8:00 AM on 27th Nov. 1951. In January 1952, the Sri. Avittom Thirunal Hospital ( SATH ) was inaugurated by Smt. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. In 1952, men's hostel and 1year later women's hostel was also inaugurated. The Medical College Hospital was inaugurated by Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru on 1954.

The School of Nursing was inaugurated by Her Highness Sethu Lakshmi Bai in 1954 and upgraded to College of Nursing in 1963. The Cancer block was inaugurated in 1958 and later after two decades the Regional Cancer Centre, one of the premier cancer care centers in South India was established. The Dentistry course and the first post-graduate course commenced in 1959.

The sixties saw the establishment of library. The limb center, Mental hospital and Ophthalmic hospital were brought under Medical College administration. Later in nineties the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology came into existence. Over the years, the campus saw establishment of Sree Chitra Thirunal Centre, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Priya Darsini Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Silver Jubilee Auditorium and the Various hostels. The institution has thus grown to glorious proportions.

It is financed and administrated by Health and Family welfare Department, Govt. of Kerala. The Medical College is affiliated to the University of Kerala. Govt.Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram is the first medical college in Kerala. The college started with an annual admission of 60 students, which was increased to 200 in 1983.In addition to MBBS course, PG degree and diploma courses in 22 specialities, super specialty courses in 10 specialties etc. are conducted in this institution. The institute is under the University of Kerala and presently being shifted under the wings of KUHAS Kerala University of Health and Allied Sciences

A super-specialty block with state-of-the-art technology and modern equipments, exclusively housing all the medical and surgical super-specialties of the college, has been completed and has started functioning as the OP block of the super-specialties from July 1, 2010. It was funded under the Prime Minister's Swasthya Bheema Yojna scheme and by the State government. The 253-bed SS block, spread over 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) on seven floors, houses the outpatient clinics and inpatient wards of the six super specialties, eight operation theatres, 29-bed six intensive care units, haemo dialysis unit and renal transplant unit, apart from administrative blocks. Full fledged functioning of the complex will commence after its proposed dedication to the nation by the Prime Minister.

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Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) is a hospital located in the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College campus. It was established in 1981 by the Government of Kerala and Government of India as an expansion of the Radiation Therapy / Radiotherapy department of Medical College Thiruvananthapuram. It is a tertiary care centre for the managements of all types of cancer.

The clinics are mainly on haematology, lymphoreticular, soft tissue, bone, head and neck, breast/CNS, gynaec/urinary, chest, gastro, paediatric oncology and thyroid.

RCC is a comprehensive cancer centre catering to the population of the State of Kerala and the adjoining parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

From a modest beginning, the Regional Cancer Centre has evolved into an internationally recognized centre for conducting a wide range of cancer research and providing state-of-the-art facilities for cancer diagnosis, treatment, palliation and rehabilitation.

The Regional Cancer Centre undertakes basic, translational and clinical research and disseminate the knowledge.

The Regional Cancer Centre generates trained manpower for the region in various specialties of oncology-medical, Para-medical and non-medical.

The Regional Cancer Centre organize cancer registries in modern lines and work in collaboration with other medical institutions, health service departments, universities, aid agencies and other institutes of repute.

29 years down the lane, The Regional Cancer Centre stands tall in the health map of Kerala carrying out innovative and pioneering work in cancer control, treatment, research and training.

Clinical Trials

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Medical science at the Regional Cancer Centre focuses on developing and participating in clinical trials (investigational profile) to broaden our knowledge on cancer treatment. Our multidisciplinary staff provide a uniform and coordinated approach to cancer management so that the optimum need of each patient is met.

Specialists at the Regional cancer Centre have International and National recognition in Radiation, Medical and Surgical Oncology, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic Pathology, Pain Management, Oncology Nursing and Social Work. The Regional Cancer Centre carries out a number of National and International clinical trials.

Patient Welfare

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Cancer Care for Life scheme (3rd series) is a scheme sponsored by Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum to provide advanced cancer treatment free of cost to all those who join the scheme upto a prescribed limit. When the scheme was introduced in 1986 membership fee was kept at the barest minimum Rs.101/- and later it was raised to Rs.500/-. As there was enormous escalation in cost of medicines, diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities, the enrolment in the scheme had to be discontinued. The center has now revived the scheme with slight modifications in deference to requests from the public. In this scheme there are two Plans, plan-A and plan-B.

Plan A: Membership fee is Rs. 500/- per person
Rs. 1400/- per family of three persons *
Rs. 1700/- per family of four persons *
Rs. 2000/- per family of five persons *

* FAMILY INCLUDES SPOUSE AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN ONLY

Plan-B : Membership fee is Rs.10000/- per person.

More Details Here (http://www.rcctvm.org/patient_welfare.htm)

Telemedicine

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RCC established Onconet in September 2004 with the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and CDAC, Thiruvananthapuram.

Follow-up of Patients through Onconet

Cancer is a disease, which needs prolonged treatment and life long follow-up. To avoid unnecessary patient travel, RCC introduced monthly follow up clinic at its five sub centers. Patients returning home after initial treatment at the RCC can communicate their post treatment problems and results of investigations from nodal centers. The doctors at RCC could also be able to render advice on a real time basis for terminally ill patients who require only palliative care. RCC has 5 peripheral centers with essential infrastructure at Kollam, Kozhencherry, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Kannur.

Besides helping patients for follow-up visit, the online facility will boost the confidence of the cancer patients by providing counseling. Apart from RCC patients, the public as well as doctors of other institutions can also avail themselves of ONCONET services.

Telepathology Clinic

Tele-pathology uses telecommunication technology to transmit data and pathology images to and from remote centers for diagnosis, education and consultation. A telepathology system consists of a high-resolution video camera mounted on conventional microscope to capture digital images of pathologic slides and telecommunication setup to transmit images to a remote centre.

RCC conducts regular telepathologic consultations between Kannur and Ernakulam Early Cancer Detection Centres. RCC also seeks expert opinions on pathology from expert centers of USA like Mayo Clinic, UICC, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.

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Regional Cancer Center

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Thiruvananthapuram, was established in 1981 by the Government of Kerala and Government of India.It's a comprehensive cancer centre catering to the population of the State of Kerala and the adjoining parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.From a modest beginning, the Regional Cancer Centre has evolved into an internationally recognized centre for conducting a wide range of cancer research and providing state-of-the-art facilities for cancer diagnosis, treatment, palliation and rehabilitation.The Regional Cancer Centre undertakes basic, translational and clinical research and disseminate the knowledge.The Regional Cancer Centre generates trained manpower for the region in various specialties of oncology-medical, Para-medical and non-medical.We organize cancer registries in modern lines.We work in collaboration with other medical institutions, health service departments, universities, aid agencies and other institutes of repute.29 years down the lane, The Regional Cancer Centre stands tall in the health map of Kerala carrying out innovative and pioneering work in cancer control, treatment, research and training.

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Govt. Dental College

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Established in 1959, about 1500 have graduated from this college. The college has 8 full-fledged departments and all of them offer postgraduate courses and research on latest aspects of dentistry.Equipments worth 2 crores were recently installed to improve the teaching facilities of this institutiont. The college extends specialized treatment for over 15,00,000 of patients every year
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Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute has a great reputation in the healthcare sector of Thiruvananthapuram city, which has a lot of excellent private and public hospitals. The hospital features state-of-the-art equipments and a highly efficient set of medical staff in each of its departments. The emergency services of the hospital is particularly notable and there is an ambulance service with paramedics. The hospital also explores the possibilities of other streams of medicine like Ayurveda. Promotion of Medical tourism is another.

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The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum is an Institute of National Importance set up by an Act of Parliament. It combines specialised medical care with development of medical devices and biomaterials, while providing training in advanced medical specialties, public health and biomedical engineering and technology.

The Institute has a 240 bedded hospital, which serves as a tertiary referral centre for the diseases of the heart and brain, as well as a teaching hospital. The Institute’s Biomedical Technology Wing (BMT Wing) has developed several technologies and successfully commercialised them. The third wing of the Institute, the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies (AMC) has made significant impact in the area of health science studies in the country, especially in public health training, surveys, networking and research. The AMC has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Public Health Training by the Ministry of Health, Govt. of India.

The objectives of the Institute as laid down in the Act of 1980 are:

1. Promotion of Biomedical Engineering and Technology
2. Demonstration of high standards of patient care
3. Development of training programs in advanced medical specialties and biomedical engineering and technology.

In a short span of 25 years, the Biomedical Technology Wing, has demonstrated significant success in the development of international quality technologies. This is borne out by the successful commercialization of many technologies like blood bag, oxygenators, hydrocephalus shunt, artificial heart valve etc. The effort of the Institute with its industrial partners has led to the growth of medical device industry in the country. A team of 35 scientists and engineers along with the supporting staff work here in multi-disciplinary areas covering biomaterials development, processing and characterisation to medical device development, testing and evaluation.

The SCTIMST Act of 1980 empowers the Institute to offer post-graduate programmes in medical sciences (DM and MCh), biomedical engineering (PhD) and public health (MPH) and stipulates that the medical degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions granted shall be recognized qualifications for the purpose of the Indian Medical Council Act. In addition, the Institute also offers post-diploma (engineering) and post graduate (sciences) technician certificate courses of one year duration.

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Jubilee Memorial Hospital

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Jubilee Memorial Hospital, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, is one of the leading hospitals situated at the heart of the city. The hospital is run by the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum.The hospital is a 200-bedded multi-specialty hospital founded in 1987 July 24. Jubilee has the credit of the First Hospital in Kerala for starting Arthroscopy and Joint replacement.Facilities available at Jubilee Memorial Hospital include minimaly invasive surgery, Dialysis, 24 hours casualty & ambulance service, Pharmacy,Lab, CT Scan, X-ray and ECG are available at Jubilee. Day time Jubilee has US Scan, echo and TMT services.Other clinics and departments available in the hospital are General Medicine, General & Minimal invasive Surgery, Gynec & Obstiatric, Peadiatric Orthopeadic, ENT, Dental, Eye, Skin, Plastic& Cosmetic Surgery, Cardiology,Neurology, Chest Medicine, Urology, Neurosurgeory Oncology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Pathology, Anasthesiology.Two related institutes - Little Flower School of Nursing and Institute of Paramedical Sciences is associated with the hospital.

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S.P. Fort Hospital is an 180 bedded, first ISO certified multi - disciplinary super speciality Hospital in south Kerala. Founded by Shri.S.Pottivelu, this state-of-the art hospital is strategically located at the heart of the Thrivananthapuram city, close to the proximity of Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple. The serene environment of the hospital is filled with a healing spiritual air.

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The Cosmopolitan Hospital, started in 1982, is a 360-bedded multi-specialty hospital located in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala, India.

The internationally acclaimed Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon, the late Dr. M R S Menon, with a team of doctors and friends envisioned the creation of a hospital in the Private sector, to deliver the best available patient care. Cosmopolitan Hospital came into existence in 1982, as a realization of this vision. Today, a team of more than 100 doctors supported by qualified and experienced medical and paramedical staff is engaged in delivering high quality medical care to over 300,000 patients every year.

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Sree Uthradom Thirunal (SUT) Hospital, founded in the year 1987, has gained reputation for its outstanding services in the field of healthcare. The first multi-speciality hospital in Kerala, SUT Hospital offers dedicated medical and surgical treatments with 24/7 emergency services.

Furnished with state-of-the-art facilities, SUT Hospital provides quality medical care in a warm and responsive environment. The contributions of SUT Hospital in various fields of specialisation especially Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Orthopaedics and Neuro Surgery are many.

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SUT Hospital, Pattom

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SUT Royal Hospital, Kochulloor

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SUT Preventive Clinic

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Lords Hospital, a multi specialty medical center with advanced keyhole surgical facilities was commissioned at the start of the new millennium to deliver accessible, high quality health services in a focused and caring environment.

The close proximity to the National Highway bypass, Pettah Railway Station and Trivandrum International Airport is the locational advantage unique to the hospital ( Location Map ). The hospital houses state-of-the-art equipments and makes use of the best technology in the medical field and is well supported by a highly enthusiastic, qualified and well-experienced medical team. The Laparoscopic (Key-hole) Surgery Unit with its excellent infrastructure headed by Prof. Dr. K. P. Haridas continues to conduct the most challenging laparoscopic, liver and pancreatic surgeries. A combination of all these factors has helped the hospital in becoming a major referral centre for advanced medical treatment in the State. Lords is committed to providing affordable, quality health care to patients by incorporating improvement in its day-to-day schedule.

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Chaithanya Eye hospital and Research Institute is a super speciality hospital at Thiruvananthapuram committed to the care and treatment of eye diseases and disorders. To deliver its vision - Prevention of blindness, the Institute has been labouring and taking initiatives to reach each stratum of the society with quality eye care. Manned by highly qualified doctors, trained medical and para-medical staff, the Institute remains wedded to high ethical standards and state-of–the –art treatment techniques.

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Established in 2005 is one of the best Medical College in Kerala . Located 28 km from Trivandrum Central at Vejaramoodu town.
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I'll post better pics this weekend.

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Established in 2005 is one of the best Medical College in Kerala . Located 28 km from Trivandrum Central at Vejaramoodu town.
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I'll post better pics this weekend.
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Established in 2005 is one of the best Medical College in Kerala . Located 28 km from Trivandrum Central at Vejaramoodu town.
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I'll post better pics this weekend.

Nice Pics Abhijith.:cheers:. Please post the forum code here, that is under Embed this image and copy paste the forum code :)

@abhilashtvpm how did u make it appear . i did it as instructed by robin A P yesterday but today also the same problem persists. can you tell me the entire procedure

@abhilashtvpm how did u make it appear . i did it as instructed by robin A P yesterday but today also the same problem persists. can you tell me the entire procedure

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The mobile Sugar Testing and Review Clinic (STAR) rolled out by the HLL Lifecare Ltd in the capital city last May is proving to be a big hit, with more than 5,000 people having already availed of its services.

HLL Lifecare had launched STAR as part of a nation-wide programme to create awareness about diabetes.

The programme was an instant hit since its inception in May. The clinic on wheels circuits the city checking glucose levels and raising awareness about diabetes. “Daily, we get around 60-70 people in the city. The rush is almost unmanageable at times,” says Sheeja A, a lab technician associated with the project.

The mobile clinic will be parked at main city centres, including Statue, East Fort and Palayam. Majority of the people who come to the mobile clinic are above 30. The attitude of the society towards diabetes is changing fast, with people realising the gravity of the disease. Most of the people who throng the clinic are aware that they are diabetic.

Rajesh Divakaran, head of the Corporate Communication Department, HLL Lifecare, said that the mobile diabetic clinic is one of many projects of HLL Lifecare. In the second phase of the programme, HLL has plans to launch a nation-wide awareness programme which will be announced soon. Apart from STAR on wheels in the city, HLL has already launched STAR-Boat in Kuttanad.

B Sreekumar, a resident of Kowdiar, was all praise for the clinic. ‘’I don’t get time to go to a hospital for the tests.” And saying that, he climbed on to his bike in haste, without glancing at the result. ‘’That is a routine sight. They are tensed to look at the results,” Sheeja said.

Raji B, the other lab technician at the clinic, is entrusted with the job of instructing the patients about their diet and the need to exercise. ‘ ‘Include exercise in your daily schedule,” Raji advised a youth of about 26 who turned out to be a diabetic.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shashi Tharoor MP, who visited the various departments of the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here on Wednesday, said that he would take necessary steps to raise the stature of RCC into a National Cancer Institute (NCI).

He said that he would present a proposal to this effect before the Union Health Minister in New Delhi soon.
Tharoor said that he was impressed by the quality of care, cleanliness and infrastructure at the institution.
He was speaking at a function organised by the Division of Palliative Medicine, where he distributed certificates to the candidates who were successful in the examination for the ‘Certificate in essentials of palliative care’, a distance learning programme conducted by the Palliative Medicine Department.
Tharoor, stressing on the need not only to add years to life but also ‘life to years’, said that relieving pain restores dignity of the human being.
He said that he was particularly impressed by the uniqueness of RCC in manufacturing oral morphine to be given free to patients in severe pain.
Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern Hospice Movement, also found a mention in Tharoor’s speech. Quoting her, he said:
“The way people die lives in the minds of those who live on,” and therefore it is important to have good home care services so that patients can die in dignity, where they belong. Quality of life and quality of death are equally important, he added.
Lauding the NGOs’ ‘Care Plus’, which takes care to the doorstep of the patient and ‘Ashraya’, that works among the RCC patients, especially children, Tharoor said
he was impressed by the weekly ‘Tele-clinic for Palliative Care’ connecting the RCC at Thiruvananthapuram and a rural hospice at Adimali.
RCC Director Dr Paul Sebastian and additional professor and head of Palliative Medicine Dr Cherian Koshy also spoke at the function.

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A healthcare charity scheme announced by an Indian expatriate to carry out 100 free cardiac surgeries in the South Indian state of Kerala, will cover the surgery costs of 25 heart patients from the Gulf region.

In fond memory of his daughter’s untimely death Merlyn, Dubai-based business man and philanthropist K Jalaludheen- under the banner of Merlyn Foundation- will bear the entire expenses of performing the cardiac surgeries on the patients who are unable to afford cost of the procedures.

The initiative titled Hrudaya Spandanam- Heart Beat- will select the patients with curable cardiac diseases in a transparent way based purely on their age, gravity of the disease and socio-economic profile, said K Jalaludheen, chairman of the Merlyn Foundation.

“A screening committee, headed by Kims chief cardiologist Padmashree Dr G Vijayaraghavan, has been set up to choose the deserving patients from the below-the-poverty-line strata in Kerala, and expatriate patients by evaluating their struggling financial background and social situations,” he added.

“All the surgeries will be carried out at Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (Kims), a major tertiary care hospital promoted by non-resident Indians in Trivandrum. The selected patients will also be provided with pre and post operative care, rehabilitation and medication for free-of-cost,” elaborated Jalaludheen, who is also a director of the multi-specialty hospital.

He established the Foundation in 2002 in the affectionate remembrance of his beloved daughter Merlyn, who was killed at the age of 14 years in a tragic motor accident, which happened in Dubai on Nov.26, 1996.

“Merlyn was an eighth grade student at Indian School, when the tragedy struck.

She died after battling for life for 56 days at Rashid Hospital. That moment changed my entire life, as I realised that money becomes worthless when we are thrown out to some moments designed by the destiny,” he remarked.

Speaking at a press conference in Dubai, Kims Chairman and Managing Director Dr MI Sahadulla said, “Our chief cardiac surgeon Dr Madhav Naik and his expert team will lead the surgeries, which usually costs over 100,000 Indian rupees.”

According to him, the state has the highest number of heart patients in India. Thousands of people succumb to cardiac disorders every year in Kerala.

“About 60 per cent of them are below poverty line, so non-affordable of the generally expensive cardiac surgeries. Thousands of patients die without being able to afford the expensive treatment. With this initiative, Merlyn Foundation and Kims will together bring 100 and even more needy patients back to their normal life,” he indicated.

“The global standard facilities and expertise at Kims will ensure above 90 per cent success rate of the surgeries that we keep doing in about 30 to 35 cases we perform every month.”

“We select the patients assessing their safety, chances of survival, seriousness of the disease and other risk factors. So, once they undergo the surgery, and recover from the post operation ordeal, they can live longer as other healthy people do,” he concluded.

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Erudite conclave, a national level medical fest by the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, is going to be held on November 8th and 9th. Organised as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations, the two-day fest will see big names from different walks of life attending. Rolf M. Zinkernagel, the Nobel Prize winner in medicine would be one of the chief speakers.

“It is going to be a massive fest with over thousand medicos participating. We have tried our best to include eminent people and are striving to make the fest memorable,” says Sabin Sathya, a medico and joint convener of the fest.

Professor Anil Gupta, Sanduk Ruit, Devi Prasad Shetty and violinist Balabhaskar also would be part of the event. A national erudite consortium would be conducted in association with the fest with teams coming from IIT Kharagpur, IIM Ahmedabad and National Defence Academy among others. The topic for discussion would be the common problems affecting the youth such as corruption and brain drain. Only selected delegates can participate, for which the registration will end on October 25.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cardiac surgery is set to become cheap when the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), after three years of research, starts production of cardiac patches using de-cellularised animal tissue which is the first of its kind in the country.


The research was a joint venture of Kerala Livestock Development Board and SCTIMST, in which the former provided animal tissue sourced from a low risk herd or well-monitored herd. The success of the research helps in producing de-cellularised animal tissue such as bovine pericardium and bovine jugular vein for paediatric cardiac surgery.

SCTIMST Biomedical Technology Wing head Dr G S Bhuvaneshwar said that animal trials have been started and the clinical trials are expected to start early next year.

“We are in touch with industries for the production for bovine pericardium and this will be finalised when the clinical trial starts. The success of the research will help reduce the cost of cardiac surgery,’’ he said.

Animal Husbandry Minister K P Mohanan said the research was a success and the commercial production would start soon.

The cost of cardiac surgery will come down considerably as the cardiac patches are now being imported, he said.

The department is also planning to involve more farmers in the project so that more animal tissue could be sourced and it will be an additional income to them. There are also plans for a tie-up with Meat Products of India.

KLDB Managing Director Ani S Das said that the quality animal tissue was sourced from male animals reared at the KLDB farm in Kulathupupuzha, Kollam district, and slaughtered for meat purpose. At present, animal tissue of biomedical quality is not produced anywhere in India except at KLDB farm.

The board is maintaining modern dairy farms complying with the quality requirements and has the unique distinction of having a ‘low risk herd’. The tissue is taken from the herd which is monitored for the last six years.

The proposal for high-tech farms at Mattupetti, Dhoni and Kolahalamedu when implemented will meet the demand for animal tissue.

Heart valves made using the pig’s valves or heart valves fabricated from bovine pericardium are being used widely in cardiac surgery. However, these tissues cannot be used in young patients, as they severely calcify within three to five years of implantation.

De-cellularised animal tissue will be more durable as it will allow growth of tissue into it when implanted in patients. Moreover, due to the absence of cells, the tissue will not induce any immune rejection problems.

In India, approximately 10 per cent of infant mortality is contributed by congenital heart disease alone.

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KERF ENT Speciality Center inauguration today.

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Silver Jubilee celebrations of PRS Hospital, Trivandrum
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St. John's Malankara Medical Village inauguration today

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Government should have planned a high riser for this Hospital,considering the future price of land and development scope of the hospital.

What I feel is that,this hospital has potential to become a 150-300 bed in next decade and also,if proper research acitivities are carried out with the medical resources in the city,it can become an institute of international repute.

HLL Life Care Center @ Trivandrum Medical College to be working 24 hours

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Rs.7.4 crore sanctioned for Ophthalmology Institute


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HLL Life Care Center @ Govt. Ophthalmology Hospital, Trivandrum

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Trivandrum to figure in Transplant Network (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3322836.ece)

India will soon have an apex body under the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) to ensure transparent and accountable multi-organ donation and transplant.

The Centre has identified 15 regional centres for the same, one of which will be Thiruvananthapuram, N.K. Mohanty, Special Director General, Directorate General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said here on Monday.

Addressing a workshop on cadaver organ transplantation organised by the Ministry and the State government here on Monday, Dr. Mohanty said the National Organ Transplant Act, 2011, would soon become a reality as it had been passed by Parliament and was awaiting the President's nod.

The aim was to bring the organ transplants in all States under one umbrella and prevent organ trade and trafficking.

“The NIC has already prepared a blueprint of the National Network for Organ Transplant and any hospital doing organ transplants will have to register with the network. The National Transplant Registry has been framed and soon, all the names, facts, and figures relating to donors and recipients will be made available online. The Centre has already deputed four doctors to the University of Melbourne for training in setting up the registry,” Dr. Mohanty said.

The government has also signed a memorandum of understanding for training with Spain, which has one of the highest cadaveric organ transplant rate at 30 per million population, while in India, the rate is a paltry 0.08 per million population, he added.

All States will have to have transplant coordinators to take care of the deceased organ transplant programme, whose training will be the responsibility of the Centre. The Centre will also work towards increasing the number of transplant centres in the country and the upgrade of medical colleges to aid this process.

Dr. Mohanty said the Planning Commission had already cleared the Centre's proposal to finance the entire cadaveric organ transplant programme — the development of infrastructure and training of manpower — across the country during the 12th Five Year Plan. However, after 2017, the States would have to run the programme. The Centre had also earmarked a special budget for creating public awareness of deceased organ donor programme.

Dr. Mohanty pointed out that such a programme was vital for India, given the huge gap in the demand and supply of organs. The annual demand for renal transplants in India was 1.5 lakh, while only 5,000 renal transplants were being done. The demand for liver transplants was about 50,000 a year, while only 800 had been done so far.

Shashi Tharoor, MP, inaugurated the workshop. The programme had been organised to create awareness among the medical fraternity and the public as the State was in the process of setting up its own cadaver organ transplantation programme.

General Hospital will be the second Government owned medical college in Trivandrum

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There's so much land in that hospital. I just hope that the Government comes with an iconic design to replace the existing buildings/

Good to hear general hospital upgraded to medical college... I guess some other hospital in Tvm has to take the role of general hospital..

Good to hear general hospital upgraded to medical college... I guess some other hospital in Tvm has to take the role of general hospital..

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Peroorkada Govt. Hospital.:)
It is already the district hospital of Trivandrum.

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Peroorkada Govt. Hospital.:)
It is already the district hospital of Trivandrum.

More Hospitals (http://www.trivandrum.co.in/2010/02/government-hospitals-in-trivandrum.html)

More Hospitals (http://www.trivandrum.co.in/2010/02/government-hospitals-in-trivandrum.html)

I hope Military Hospital, Pangode & Railway hospital, Pettah are also converted to Medical Colleges. The conversion of these have been in papers for a long time. Though the State does not have much role in it, I hope they materialize soon.

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The city is warming up to the idea of e-health, thanks to doctors uploading content online and offering free services. But many top hospitals in the city do not facilitate public online exchange of information.

Dr Jyotsna Codaty, currently working at Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai launched a website, www.letstalkdoc.com, a little over a year ago. It has over a hundred doctors on board, who will answer questions related to their field of specialization.

"Dealing with people and their health is complex and contextual. It is also personal. Also, reliability is a problem on the internet, apart from information overload. Who has the time to sift through 50,000 hits that might come up when you google any subject? Letstalkdoc.com connects patients with doctors by leveraging a social media platform. This allows consumers, readers and patients to read blogs, view videos and share information on a site that is moderated by a senior physician," says the doctor.

If a medical report makes no sense to the reader, Dr Malpani's medical report jargon buster based on OCR technology (optical character reader) will be of help.

"All one needs to do is log onto www.medexplain.in (www.medexplain.in)and save the report in one of the mentioned formats and then move the cursor on the word that does not make sense; a popup box will throw up its meaning," he said.

Full Article here (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Top-hospitals-in-city-shy-away-from-e-health/articleshow/12817996.cms).

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Vasan Dental care has started functioning near their Eye Care hospital...

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Kerala Govt assures support for development of regional cancer centre

Thiruvananthapuram, May 21:

The State Government will spare no efforts at grooming the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here as a national cancer institute.

The State Health Minister, Mr V.S. Sivakumar, said this while inaugurating a state-level workshop on ‘Role of dental surgeons in prevention and control of oral cancer’.

He assured the Regional Cancer Centre all support for development and growth. The centre has been providing treatment and care to nearly two lakh patients annually.

Source (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/government-and-policy/article3441625.ece)

Apollo Clinic opened in Trivandrum

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KIMS 10th anniversary celebrations

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 10th anniversary celebrations of Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Thiruvananthapuram, will be held here on Friday and Saturday. Health Minister V S Sivakumar will inaugurate the celebrations on Friday. Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis Catholicos and Shashi Tharoor MP will be the chief guests.

Source (http://expressbuzz.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/KIMS-anniversary/395023.html)

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