Published on: August 20, 2012

The recent edition of India’s Economic Times had the front page news item captioned:

“Cancer, HIV patients suffer as morphine supplies are hobbled by excessive regulation”

The lack of access to pain relief in India is something that should be on our collective conscience.

Those in pain and suffering are too weak to fight for their right.

We need to be their collective conscience.

Thank you, Ms Divya Rajagopal of Economic Times, for bringing the issue into focus.