Health Department faces flak owing to bulletin, journal not being published

The Tamil Nadu Health Department faced criticism after the bulletin and journal, being brought out by the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, remained unpublished over the last few months.The directorate regularly publishes monthly bulletins comprising key data, including vital indicators, institutional services, maternal and child health services, communicable diseases, civil registration system data, and various health programme coverages. However, the last published bulletin was for February 2026, which was published in early April, as per the directorate’s website.The directorate, in the past few years, has been bringing out the Tamil Nadu Journal of Public Health and Medical Research, a quarterly publication. The 18th issue of the journal for July-September 2025 was published in May 2026.Officials said the bulletin would continue to be published after certain corrections and design changes, while the journal was a routine activity and had only been delayed. Officials added that the district level civil registration system details were available separately. Published - November 13, 2026 07:10 pm IST