A Global Circle of Care: How WhatsApp is Changing Palliative Nursing! Together, Connected, and Never Alone… – Mr. Sachin Dwivedi, Rishikesh In the quiet moments of a hospital ward or a remote clinic, palliative care nurses often face some of the most challenging situations in healthcare. Yet across the globe, a new kind of support…
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Extending Compassion to the Mountains: A Journey into Palliative Care in Ladakh – Dr. Rinchen Dolma, Union Territory of Ladakh Introduction In my years of practice as an Anaesthetist, I always carried a silent desire — to do something meaningful in the realm of pain management. Anaesthesia, by its very nature, deals with relieving pain.…
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Achieving the promise – Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, Thiruvananthapuram The theme of the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day this year is “Achieving the promise: universal access to Palliative care”. A noble goal, no doubt. Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a global goal under the UN sustainable development goals (SDG), is supposed to be achieved by…
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From Paper to Patients: Why India must put Palliative Care Policies into Practice – Ms. Smriti Rana, Thiruvananthapuram Only 4% of India’s population has access to palliative care. Many of the right ideas have already been written into policies: the National Programme for Palliative Care (NPPC, 2012), the National Health Policy (2017) that recognizes palliative…
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Touching Lives through Palliative Care – Ms. Maya Nair, Indore When I look back on my life, I see a journey shaped by compassion and discipline. In 1989, I stepped into the Operation Theatre (OT) as a young nurse, and for more than 32 years, it was my world. The sounds of instruments, the sterile…
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The Language of Care: Evolving Palliative Nursing to Meet Universal Challenges – Ms. Anu Savio Thelly, United Arab Emirates Palliative care nursing must develop a “public” language—one free from the technical jargon of our profession and designed for open conversations about the universal problems faced by our society. This shift is not just a matter…
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Realising compassion in people and communities: A step towards universal access to palliative care – Ms. Heather Richardson, London Introduction This paper originally had the title “Empowering people and compassionate communities.” I love the sentiment, and it would have been easy to put pen to paper, writing in an enthusiastic way about ideas to help…
Read MoreWorld Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2025 – Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care – Dr. Stephen Connor, Virginia, USA This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Hospice & Palliative Care Day (World Day). What started as ‘Voices for Hospice’ concerts around the world turned into a day to recognise hospice…
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