World Hospice and Palliative Care Day was observed on 11th October,2025, Saturday at 11. AM at AIDA, Don Bosco, Dimapur with a theme, “Achieving the promise: Universal Access to Palliative care”. Four Organizations with Palliative care services in and around Dimapur and Chumukedima District of Nagaland like Serene Palliative Care; Eden Medical Centre; St. Joseph’s Pain and Palliative Care Home; Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research organized this Programme.
Palliative Care team and other health care providers including doctor, nurses and nurse educators, allied health staffs; community leaders; women leaders; church workers and media personnel were present in this gathering. The meeting was graced by Mr. Geoffrey Yaden, Editor -in-Chief, Nagaland Post as a Guest of Honour. Dr. Kezo, Joint Director & State Programme Officer (SPO), National Programme for Palliative Care (NPPC), Kohima highlighted different initiatives of the state government in the field of palliative care while Mr. Rontu Sangma, Northeast Coordinator of Pallium India introduced Pallium to the gathering.
Three Palliative consultants, Dr. Tony Vikas Biswas, Dr. Nepuni Athikho and Dr. Obangjungla addressed the gathering with different Palliative Care concepts. The presence of God and everyone else was appreciated by the event leader, Mrs. Glory Merry, Chaplain of Eden Medical Centre and Rev. Fr. Chacko Karinthayil of St Joseph’s Pain and Palliative Care Home who closed the event with a prayer.