Published on: March 31, 2014

“Stringent and highly bureaucratic legislation, designed to prevent illegal diversion of medication, has led to patients in pain being unable to receive access to effective, affordable pain relief. A recent amendment to this legislation has just been approved by the Indian Government and more detailed information on these developments is available at the Pallium India website.”

The blog by Dr Claire Roques gives a visitor’s perspective of the annual conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) at and makes good reading.