Kerala is credited with a series of ‘first’ in India in the development of Homoeopathy in its practice, education, research, and popularity.
- The first State (eastwhile Travancore) to recognise Homoeopathy officially as an authenticated and approved system of medicine in 1928.
- The first State in establishing a Homoeopathic Dispensary in the public sector (1958).
- The first State in establishing a 50 bedded Homoeopathic Hospital in the public sector (1960).
- The first State in providing clinical facilities in Govt. Homoeo Hospitals for giving training to students of Homoeopathy (1960.
- The first State to adopt a policy to promote Homoeopathy on par with other systems of medicine viz., Allopathy and Ayurveda by starting one Homoeopathic dispensary each in every panchayat (1968).
- The first State in forming separate Directorate for Homoeopathy with a Homoeopath as the Director (1973).
- The first State to start a Homoeopathic Pharmacy (manufacturing unit) under co-operative sector shared by the State Govt. (1974).
- The first State in establishing Degree College in Homoeopathy (1975).
- The first State to form separate Faculty of Homoeopathy with Board of Studies in all the three general universities. (1976 – 1984).
- The first State to start regular P.G. course (M.D.(Hom) in homoeopathy.(1990-1991).
- The first and the only one State in India to set up a P.G. Board of studies in the University of Kerala for Homoeopathy. (1995).
- The first State to start ESI. Dispensaries and hospital in homoeopathy under a homoeopath as its Deputy Director.
- The first State to form an Epidemic Control Cell at State level in Homoeopathy in 2005. (RAPID ACTION EPIDEMIC CONTROL CELL – HOMOEOPATHY [RAECH])
- The first state to start school health programme under Homoeopathy.
- The first state to start Gender based health care under Homoeopathy.