Palakkad: Kerala Health Minister Veena George carries out a shock verify at Government Tribal Speciality Hospital in Attappady’s Kottathara right here on Friday early morning.

The minister reached the hospital by 6:30 am. The minister first made a verify on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

The hospital earlier had earned a foul mouth over rising complaints in regards to the lack of amenities. In 2021, the problem got here into the limelight after Attappady tribal hamlets witnessed toddler deaths because of varied causes, together with sickle cell anemia. The residents have been exasperated over the neglect they confronted from authorities regardless of their a number of makes an attempt to boost their points.

The lack of correct monitoring of the implementation of varied welfare schemes for the tribal inhabitants coupled with the lackadaisical perspective of the involved officers in making the tribes conscious of the explanation behind toddler deaths and their deteriorating well being situations have been the main causes of toddler deaths in Attappady.