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Veena George: Indian politician
Veena George is an Indian politician and former journalist who currently serves as the Minister for Health and Woman and Child Development in the Government of Kerala. She represents Aranmula Assembly constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2016. A member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Veena worked with major Malayalam news channels for over 16 years prior to joining politics. She was also the first female executive editor among Regional Malayalam news channels.

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Mpox in India: First Mpox case confirmed in Kerala, patient recently travelled from...

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Mpox Scare: Man tests positive in Kerala after returning from...

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Kerala health minister announces to intensify Nipah prevention efforts

Kerala health minister Veena George announced intensifying Nipah prevention efforts in the state during critical months of May to September to curb virus spread.
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Kid in hospital for finger surgery, operated on tongue instead

In Kozhikode, Kerala, a 4-year-old girl from Cheruvannur underwent surgery on her tongue instead of for polydactyly, due to medical negligence by Dr. Bejohn Johnson without parental consent at IMCH...
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India reportes 412 new Covid-19 infections, 3 deaths in last 24 hours; cases of sub-variant JN.1 rises to 69

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Kerala: Four students dead, several injured in stampede during CUSAT music fest in Kochi

Four students died and several were injured in a stampede at Cochin University, state Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday
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First woman judge of SC, former TN governor Justice Fathima Beevi dead

The first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former governor of Tamil Nadu, Justice Fathima Beevi, died at a private hospital here on Thursday, official sources said. She was 96. State health..
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan visits blast site in Kochi's Kalamassery

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited the site of multiple explosions in Kochi's Kalamassery, which left three dead and several injured. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Congress MP Hibi..
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Early detection, effective treatment helped in bringing down Nipah mortality rate to 33 percent: Kerala Health Minister

The Nipah fatality rate in Kerala's fourth outbreak was brought down to 33% due to effective interventions by the state health system, according to Health Minister Veena George. All four infected..
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Nipah virus in Kerala: No fresh cases in state; 218 samples test negative till date

Kerala Health Minister Veena George reiterated that the situation was under control.
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Nipah alert sounded in Kerala's Kozhikode after 2 'unnatural' deaths

The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two "unnatural" deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. State Health Minister Veena George..
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Kerala: 20-year-old woman dies after eating biryani she ordered online

Kerala Health Minister Veena George has ordered a probe into the incident.
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India's first monkeypox death: Kerala youth had tested positive in another country, state govt orders probe

Veena George said they will also be examining why there was delay in his hospitalisation after he arrived here from UAE on July 21.
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Kerala reports India’s first monkeypox case

While in the UAE, the patient was in close contact with a person who tested positive for the disease. Kerala health minister Veena George said the patient had been in close contact with his parents, a..
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