{
  "id": 16190901,
  "title": "IMA to set up ‘School Health Brigade’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ima-to-set-up-school-health-brigade",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:48:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/ima-to-set-up-school-health-brigade/article71616051.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian Medical Association (IMA) plans to establish a \"School Health Brigade\" in collaboration with the Education and Health departments, aimed at promoting healthy habits among students. The initiative will encompass lessons on first aid, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and life skills training. Initially, 500 students from the city's 35,000 high school students will be selected for the program. This announcement was made by Thiruvananthapuram IMA's new president, A. Althaf, at a function where the new office-bearers of the IMA Thiruvananthapuram chapter took their positions. Varghese T. Panicker, a professor in the Cardio Thoracic Surgery Department at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences, assumed the role of Secretary, while Vivek K.B. became the treasurer. Other new office-bearers include Reji Jose, Praveen K.S., Paul Samuel, Arun Mohan, Susanth, Simi R., N. Shameem, and the State working committee member. IMA State President, M.N. Menon inaugurated the event, and former State Secretary, P. Gopikumar administered the oath to the new office-bearers.",
  "summary": "To promote healthy habits among students",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}