On a personal visit to Vishakapatnam, I decided to check out the listed Hospice in the city. I was directed to the ‘American hospital’, where the hospice was located on the ground floor, in a separate annexe. I was duly impressed by the cleanliness of the hospital as a whole and the simplicity of the…
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In order to create awareness about palliative care, IAPC (indian Association of Palliative Care) had supported an organisation in Guwahati in the north-eastern India, to conduct a conference headed by Dr. Sanghamitra Bora and her team. An amount of Rs.50,000/- was officially granted for this awareness programme and it was spent efficiently. Dr. Bora could…
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A Report A program aimed at promotion of palliative care in the North East region was organized under the aegis of Indian Association of Palliative Care – North East Zone on 2nd and 3rd December 2017 in Don Bosco Institute of Management, Kharguli, Guwahati Assam. Day -1 consisted of a focused group discussion on the…
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A month of events at Bhagawan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Jaipur, Rajasthan. In keeping with this year’s theme – “Universal Health Coverage – Don’t Leave Those Suffering Behind”, an awareness training programme was conducted in the institute. Nurses were educated in the basics of pain management, basics of palliative care and Communication skills…
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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care for Older People Joint statement made by: The Indian Academy of Geriatrics (IAG) Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Society of India (ARDSI) HelpAge India Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) Draft 21/01/17 The Indian population is ageing: Elder population now stands at 100 million and is projected to grow to 324…
Read MoreCare India Medical Society (CIMS) This is a public charitable trust working in the field of cancer palliative care for the poor and underprivileged sections of the community in Pune. The organization provides free services through its home-care program SATSEVA and a 15 bed in patient facility VISHRANTI which complements the home care services. CIMS…
Read MoreDr. Dhiliwals Pain & Palliative Care Dr. Sunil Dhiliwal was earlier associated with Tata Memorial Hospital. He left it in December 2015, and started working as a Consultant Pain & Palliative Medicine in Mumbai at Asian Cancer Institute, Sion and Kohinoor Hospital, Kurla and Shanti Avedana Sadan, Bandra. Simultaneously he also started his…
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Hope for senior citizens – Nurse Assisted Palliative Day Care Centre for the Elderly opened Anwar Memorial Pain and Palliative Care Society marks another milestone in its pursuit of patient care. Mr. A Veeran Pillay, Octogenarian and Managing Trustee, Aminumma Hydrose Dr. Nafeesa Beevi Charitable Trust, planted a sapling at the premises to mark the…
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