Paalana is the dream child of Malabar Medical Mission Trust which is constituted by the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Palakkad and Coimbatore , seven Catholic Religious Congregations of sisters belonging to Syro Malabar and Latin Rites, and 4 institutions of Carmalites of Mary Immaculate men congregation Devamatha Province, Devamatha Social Department, St. Thomas Monastery, Paverty, and Amala Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Trichur.