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Mr.
Pouran claimed that the Health Department, which was found to be in a hurry to implement the health policy, was not bothered about bringing in a comprehensive Health Act for the State, which still had the Travancore-Cochin Public Health Act for Central and Southern districts and the Madras Public Health Act for the Malabar region. “As health care of children is the concern of the parents, they have the right to choose the best system of medicine. Mujeeb Kokkoor, secretary of the vedi, said between 10% and 30% of students in various districts had not undergone any vaccination. Pouran, human rights activist and president of the Aarogya Avakasa Vedi, said on Thursday that the policy proposal would curtail the right of children to have free and compulsory education under provisions of the Right to Education Act, 2009. more-inA group comprising human rights activists and alternative medical practitioners is planning to move the Kerala High Court against the draft health policy of the State government that makes it mandatory for children to have a vaccination certificate for school admissions..