01204nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100002200060245006800082260003400150300003500184520068800219773003400907942000700941952011000948  c533738d533738260615b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aEkbal, B. 961243  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 

https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/21/commentary/keralas-health-crossroads.html
  aEconomic & Political Weekly    cAR  00102ddc40709408917aIIPAbIIPAd2026-06-15h61(21), May 23, 2026: p.27--28pAR139209r2026-06-15yAR