01025nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100001500041245006800056260003400124300003500158520068800193773003400881260615b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aEkbal, B.   aKerala’s health at a crossroads: Towards equitable well-being  aEconomic & Political Weekly    a61(21), May 23, 2026: p.27--28  aKerala’s health system now confronts a paradox. Low mortality and increased longevity coexist with rising morbidity across age groups and genders, growing mental health burdens, rapid population ageing, and sharply increasing health expenditure, including high out-of-pocket costs for households. These trends have exposed the limitations of a health strategy centred on curative, hospital-based care. Kerala’s current health crisis is not one of declining indicators but of an incomplete transition—from reducing deaths to reducing disease, disability, and financial vulnerability. – Reproduced 

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