- The CPC Project team provided training to doctors, nurses, social workers and ASHA workers at all three sites of the collaborating centres.
- There were annual training programmes for volunteers, counsellors and social workers.
- A CME was conducted for the Indian Association of Paediatricians in Mumbai
- Lecturers from government medical colleges in Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur participated in a train-the-trainers programme.
- Training was also given to workers involved in non-communicable diseases and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
- Sensitisation sessions were conducted at various colleges for medical students, social workers and representatives of NGOs.
- The CPC team also organised street plays to create community awareness about issues related to children’s palliative care.
- Focus group discussions were conducted for a better appreciation of the needs, issues and psychosocial aspects of children and families.
- Various social and cultural gatherings were held for children and their families in association with different hospitals.
- Better networking with orphanages and NGOs resulted in more children being referred for behavioural, psychological and medical problems.






