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Aravanaippu: The Rural Palliative Care Project – Dr. Harsha Singh, Coimbatore Aravanaippu is a home based palliative care initiative by the Coimbatore Cancer Foundation. Aravanaippu was born in 2019, and began its services at Karadivavi, a small village near Coimbatore, which is the birthplace of Padma Bhushan Dr Sitra Srinivasan, Founder, Coimbatore Cancer Foundation. The…
Yoga – The Calm amidst the chaos in the life of a palliative care recipient – Ms Sreekala Sunderrajan, Bengaluru Imagine this: You are walking on a hard concrete road with a broken shoe on a scorching hot summer day in Delhi. At that moment when you are about to faint, you are welcomed into…
Palliative Care in Sickle Cell disease – Dr. Pankaj Singhai and Dr. Swati Patel Jain, Indore Arun (name changed)16-year-old male child, a known case of sickle cell anaemia, presented to the hospital with acute painful crisis. Arun was diagnosed at 5 years of age, was not on regular follow up and was taking hydroxyurea irregularly.…
Elder Abuse and Palliative care: The time to act is now! – Dr. Anish S, Thrissur Every year June 15th is observed as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) by the United Nations General Assembly. The day aims to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and…
My father’s journey with Brain Cancer: from DGM to GBM – Ms. Krithika S. and Ms. Sharanya S., Bengaluru My father, Mr Swaminathan C K, Deputy General Manager (DGM) of BSNL, was a dedicated, humble, loving and caring person. He had built a beautiful family, well nested by his wife and his two daughters. We…
Palliative care for Thalassemia Major – Dr. Tulika Seth, New Delhi Thalassemia major is an inherited hemoglobin disorder that results in chronic hemolytic anemia. The symptoms of the disease are due to both, hemolysis and dys-erythropoiesis. These patients require regular blood transfusions from about 6 months of life at a frequency of every 2-4 weeks.…
Palliative Care in Peace and Humanitarian Crises – Ms. Joan Marston, South Africa On the 16th of May the world commemorated the International Day of Living Together in Peace. Sadly, for many, peace is just a pipe-dream. According to the Global Humanitarian Overview of April 2022, there are 303 million people needing humanitarian assistance with…
Palliative Care for End Organ Damage in Hypertension – Dr. Jenifer Jeba S., Vellore Every year, May 17th is observed as ‘World Hypertension Day’. Hypertension is the most important risk factor for the chronic disease burden in India. One in every third adult is hypertensive according to a nation-wide survey(2015). Poorly controlled hypertension results in…
Beholden to the humble beginning of Palliative Care in India – Dr. Bidhu K. Mohanti, Bhubaneshwar Oral morphine solution Looking back to make a sense of the Palliative Care community and its activities, can give us all the essence of ownership and agency. At a professional level, to quote from an earlier published article, “In…
Palliative Care for patients and families living with Hemophilia – Dr. Avinash Tiwari and Dr. Prasad Dange, Raipur Inherited bleeding disorders represent a rare but a challenging area which requires a multi-disciplinary team approach to provide comprehensive patient care. Hemophilia is one such disorder in which Hemophilia A is one of the commonest bleeding disorders…
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