Recognition for Service: Additional Increment for 61 medical professionals who tackled NIPAH Outbreak
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Thiruvananthapuram: In appreciation of their exemplary service in containing the deadly Nipah virus outbreak, the Kerala government today decided to give an additional increment to about 61 government health personnel in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.
The decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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The government's gesture was in recognition of the valuable service rendered by the health personnel, who fought the virus without caring for their own personal safety.
Four assistant professors, 19 staff nurses, 7 nursing assistants, 17 cleaning staff, 4 hospital attenders, two health inspectors, 3 lab technicians are among the 61 persons who will be entitled to the additional increment, a government press release said.
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