IMA to set up ‘School Health Brigade’

The Indian Medical Association (IMA), in collaboration with the Education and Health departments, will set up a “School Health Brigade”, to promote healthy habits among students. The programme will include lessons on first aid, healthy lifestyle, and life skills training. In the first phase, 500 students selected from the city’s 35,000 high school students will be given training, the new president of IMA Thiruvananthapuram, A. Althaf said. He was speaking at a function here wherein the new office-bearers of IMA Thiruvananthapuram chapter assumed office.

Varghese T. Panicker, professor in the Department of Cardio Thoracic Surgery at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences, took over as the Secretary and Vivek K.B. as treasurer.

Reji Jose, Praveen K.S. and Paul Samuel took over as vice presidents; Arun Mohan, Susanth and Simi R. as joint secretaries and N. Shameem as a member of the State working committee.

IMA State President, M.N. Menon, inaugurated the function. Former State Secretary, P. Gopikumar administered the oath to the new office-bearers.

Published - October 23, 2026 06:44 pm IST