The clinics will provide free checkups and screenings for a range of health issues, including anemia, diabetes, hypertension, and cancers.
Published Sep 12, 2025 | 5:43 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 12, 2025 | 5:43 PM
Kerala Health Minister Veena George. (Facebook)
Synopsis: The women’s wellness clinics to be held every Tuesday will be a step further in Kerala’s efforts to strengthen preventive healthcare and ensure that women’s health receives focused attention.
All Public Health Centres (PHCs) in Kerala will hold wellness clinics for women once a week from 16 September.
Announcing the first-of-its-kind move, state Health Minister Veena George, on Friday, 12 September, said the clinics will provide free checkups and screenings for a range of health issues, including anemia, diabetes, hypertension, and different types of cancers.
The minister urged women to make optimum use of the clinics, which will be held every Tuesday.
“These clinics are designed to ensure early detection of health problems among women. I request all women to come forward and also encourage others to attend,” George said while addressing health workers through a Facebook Live session.
Highlighting the state’s recent achievements in the health sector, the minister said Kerala’s infant mortality rate has now fallen below that of the United States. She credited health workers for the achievement.
“Every milestone achieved is being taken as a benchmark to set higher goals for the coming years,” she added.
Kerala has also made progress in tackling rare but deadly diseases.
The minister noted that the state has been able to detect amoebic meningoencephalitis early, significantly reducing the mortality rate.
“We have developed a protocol and started testing all encephalitis patients for amoebic encephalitis, which has helped save many lives,” she said.
Currently, the state has 5,415 PHCs and 885 family health centres, with specialty services available from the taluk level upwards.
Special attention has been given to women’s health, with over 18 lakh people already screened for cancer under a statewide campaign.
The Viva Kerala initiative has also been launched to combat anemia.
The women’s wellness clinics, the minister said, will be a step further in Kerala’s efforts to strengthen preventive healthcare and ensure that women’s health receives focused attention.
