Kerala State has achieved great progress on the health front. We could go far ahead of other states. A large number of hospitals under the owner ship of the Government under the private and co-operative sectors stand as testimony to the efficiency of health care in the state. Co-operative hospitals function with the aim of providing better medical facilities to the patients at moderate fees.
Homoeopathy is an effective system of healing which assists the natural tendency of the body to heal itself. It recognises that symptoms of ill health are expressions of disharmony within the whole person and that it is the patient who needs treatment not the disease.
Acupuncture is a traditional form of oriental medicine, which originated in China and is being practiced by therapists all over the world now. Acupuncture treatment consists of inserting very fine needles at specific points on the skin, which are located near nerve
