Category: Newsletter 2020

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, In the current scenario, we cannot think about meetings or conferences which need the physical presence of the participants. Virtual events are the only strategy for carrying forward our mission in this pandemic era. We at IAPC are also depending on this and utilising the virtual platforms to the…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Together we celebrated World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, once again, in 2020, on 10th October. Palliative care groups in India joined with the global community to raise their voice for Palliative Care. While looking back, we can see that considerable progress has been made in the field of…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Stay Safe, it is the only advice we can share now! We know how to protect ourselves from the virus. But please do not forget to take protective measures in your personal and professional life. Please remember always that taking protective measures is the only way to safeguard ourselves…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, It is time for a unified action for palliative care; World Hospice and Palliative Care Day celebrations are approaching. The palliative care community from around the globe join hands on the second Saturday of October every year, to raise voice for palliative care. The theme for 2020 is “My…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, Unfortunate issues are looming over us in the past few months. Considering the extreme difficult scenario, IAPC central council (CC) had to take certain unprecedented decisions. The central council held on 11th July 2020 decided to postpone the Annual Conference, AGM, and election to the vacancies of office bearers…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, It is a matter of pride for me to speak about our efforts to help and guide the Palliative Care Community in India, in the middle of the unending healthcare emergency. Despite all our limitations, we are trying to do whatever we can. In this Newsletter, please see details…

From the President’s Desk Dear Friends, The country is shifting into a reverse quarantine phase, with more facilities open and more freedom for movement. With the stringent and systematic measures taken and the two-months-long shut down, we have somehow hoarded our health system from collapse and controlled the threatening effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Even though…

From the President’s Desk Dear friends, Still the world is in the grip of COVID-19 Pandemic; not repeating the status or causalities here. We are in a mission to help Palliative Care Providers in India to continue their services in this adverse situation. Let us work together to continue our mission. In this Newsletter you…

From the President’s Desk Dear Members and Colleagues, India is passing through an extraordinary healthcare challenge because of COVID-19. In this extreme situation we assure our support to those who need care, to our colleagues, who are struggling to continue palliative care services, as well as to all the health care professionals working tirelessly all…

News & Events Conference Report The 27th annual International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care was organized at Guwahati (Assam) at GMCH auditorium in association with IAPC and State Cancer Institute, GMC, Guwahati from 14th-16th of February 2020 The motto of this year’s conference was- “Empower”, “Engage” and “Entrust”- to carry forward the struggle…