The Kerala government has constituted a 17-member committee for formulating a new health policy for the State.
The committee is chaired by B. Ekbal, former Vice Chancellor of University of Kerala and member of the State Planning Board.
The convener of the committee is K.P. Aravindan, public health activist and emeritus scientist of Multidisciplinary Research Unit of Kozhikode Government Medical College.
Other members include former Director of Health Services P.K. Jameela, Professor of Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies V. Ramankutty, Director of Health Services R. Ramesh, among others.