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International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Govindi Chauhan, Ms. Judachinghi & Ms. Nileema Sharad Shingade (in alphabetical order) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Ms Govindi Chauhan, DNS, was the first palliative care nurse of IRCH AIIMS, New Delhi and was instrumental in starting the PCU ward in 2007…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Usha Rani Mohanty Kosish – the Hospice, Bokaro < Back Ms Usha Rani Mohanty is a Nurse working with Kosish – the Hospice, in rural Jharkhand since 2005. Ms Mohanty works pro bono providing palliative nursing services for the rural elderly and terminally ill in geographically…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Swaroop Kumar Baral Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Center, Bhubaneshwar < Back Mr Swaroop Kumar Baral is a palliative care nurse at the Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Center at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the only stand alone palliative care center in Odisha. Mr Baral along with his colleagues go door-to-door…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Mary Catharine, Ms. Pooja Gowri S., Ms. Radha K., Ms. Sangeetha R.Ms. Sowmya & Ms. Umavathi B. A. (in alphabetical order) Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru < Back ‘Nurses help people at their most vulnerable time.’ SVYM’s palliative care team is rich with six nurses,…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Sumitra Choudhary Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Center (BMCHRC), Jaipur < Back Mrs Sumitra Choudhary, is one of the Senior Nurses at BMCHRC and has worked there for 18 years now. Mrs Choudhary has worked in palliative care from 2008 and holds the charge of all the…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Akula Maheshwari & Ms. Maturi Ravali (in alphabetical order) Sparsh Hospice – Centre for Palliative Care, Hyderabad < Back Ms Akula Maheshwari is an Interim Head Nurse at Sparsh Hospice. She is a perfect blend of being a good communicator, a compassionate human being and a…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. P. Sona Lakshmi Pain & Palliative Care Trust, Chennai < Back Ms Sona joined the Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust in 2004 with minimal training in nursing. Yet, Ms Sona was committed, focused and displayed a keen desire to learn. Soon after she joined Lakshmi…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Chumki Rani Das, Mr. Kushal Kumar, Ms. Lily Prasad, Ms. Ramandeep Kaur& Ms. Rupa Dhami (in alphabetical order) Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly < Back Ms Chumki Rani Das, Mr Kushal Kumar, Ms Lily Prasad, Ms Ramandeep Kaur and Ms Rupa Dhami…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Sana Zeby Mahant Inderesh Hospital, Dehradun & Yamuna Karuna Sanstha, Dehradun < Back Ms Sana Zeby is a palliative care nurse who has completed her 6 week certificate course in palliative nursing from the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS). Ms Zeby is currently working with Mahant Inderesh…

International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Rekha Kuchekar Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai < Back Ms Rekha Kuchekar is a Senior Nurse at the Department of Palliative Medicine, at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and works with sincerity and dedication. The Department of Palliative Medicine at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, sees footfalls of…