CM to travel to US for medical treatment
is set to travel to the United States once again for medical treatment. According to a statement from the CMO, he will depart around midnight on Friday via Dubai and is expected to stay in the US for about 10 days as part of a continued course of treatment.
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This is not the first time the CM is heading to the US for health reasons. He previously underwent treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and is now reportedly returning for follow-up consultations and further medical care at the same facility.
The trip comes at a time when Kerala's public healthcare system is facing mounting criticism. A recent Facebook post by Haris Chirakkal, head of the urology department at Thiruvananthapuram medical college, flagged critical issues within the hospital infrastructure, sparking widespread concern.
The situation escalated further when a woman died after a building collapsed at Kottayam medical college, intensifying public outrage. Opposition parties have launched statewide protests demanding the resignation of health minister Veena George, citing the govt's failure to ensure basic safety and standards in public hospitals.
As these controversies continue to dominate headlines, the CM's decision to seek treatment abroad has added a new dimension to the political debate over the condition of Kerala's healthcare system.
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