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Keralaโ€™s government hospitals face a shortage of specialist doctors

Over 280 specialist doctor posts remain vacant in government hospitals, according to RTI data; more than 50 hospitals with delivery points lack adequate teams of gynaecologists, paediatricians and anaesthetists; doctorsโ€™ association calls for urgent recruitment, creation of more posts and faster promotions