Managing COVID-19: The Kerala Model

The state of Kerala was formed on November 1, 1956. Blessed with greenery, evergreen forests, beaches, backwaters, and hill stations, the state also had the highest literacy levels and the lowest infant mortality rate in the entire country. Kerala had an efficient healthcare system which encompassed all sections of society in all the locations, rural and urban. Even before the formation of the state, Kerala had a strong history of a public healthcare system with the princely states of Travancore, Malabar, and Cochin providing healthcare to the poor and needy with free medicines and treatment. ..