Chitin/deacetylated chitin nanocomposite film for effective adsorption of organic pollutant from aqueous solution.

Cross-linked chitin/deacetylated chitin nanocomposite films can be considered as a potential industrial adsorbent for the removal of organic pollutants for water purification. Chitin (C) and deacetylated chitin (dC) nanofibers were extracted from raw chitin and characterized using FTIR, XRD and TGA techniques. The TEM image confirmed the formation of chitin nanofibers with a diameter range of 10-45 nm.

Re-engineering primary healthcare in Kerala.

Introduction: In the backdrop of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the state of Kerala, India, revamped its existing primary health centres (PHCs) into people-friendly family health centres (FHCs) in order to provide comprehensive primary care as part of a mission-based () initiative. It was envisioned that the mission's implementation and operation would make use of decentralised governance. The present study explored how the decentralised governance influenced reorganisation of primary care.

Analysis of daily COVID-19 death bulletin data during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India.

Context: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality trends can help discern the pattern of outbreak evolution and systemic responses.

Aim: This study aimed to explore patterns of COVID-19 deaths in Thiruvananthapuram district from 31 March 2020 to 31 December 2021.

Setting And Design: Secondary data analysis of COVID-19 deaths in Thiruvananthapuram district was performed.

Functioning of Arogyakiranam programme in Kerala: A qualitative study.

Context: Arogyakiranam program, a state-run health entitlement scheme, caters to health care needs of 0 to 18-year-old children, in government hospitals of Kerala. Very few studies have been conducted in this regard.

Aim: An interim analysis of the functioning of this program through stakeholder perspective facilitates understanding the mode in which the program is currently progressing, thereby paving way for bettering it further.