Former Health Ministers Accuse Government of Corporatizing Public Health

Former Health Ministers P.K. Sreemathy, K.K. Shailaja, and Veena George have accused the United Democratic Front government of dismantling public health infrastructure. They claim Health Minister K. Muraleedharan is trivializing sector issues and neglecting his duties, threatening gains made by the Left Democratic Front over the past decade.

The leaders demanded an inquiry into the administration of generic drugs for clinical trials to children with spinal muscular atrophy. They also criticized the government’s new task force on healthy aging, alleging it lacks local health experts and serves as a precursor to opening the public sector to private corporations.

Editor's note: Accurately summarizes the accusations made by former health ministers against the current government.