Dr Geeta Joshi wins SAARC award for Excellence & Leadership in Palliative Care

2017 November 27

Pallium India is very pleased to report that our colleague Dr Geeta Joshi, who recently retired as Prof and Head of Department of Palliative Medicine as well as Deputy Director of Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, is the winner of this year’s SAARC award for Excellence & Leadership in Palliative Care instituted by Cancer Aid Society.

Dr Geeta Joshi is one of the most active champions of palliative care in the country. Pallium India had the privilege of working with her to establish a palliative care training center in her Institute. She continues to work for Palliative Care as CEO of Community Oncology Center.

We are proud to be your fellow traveler, Dr Geeta Joshi. And thank you, Dr Piyush Gupta, CEO of Cancer Aid Society, for establishing this prestigious award which carries a purse of ₹1,00,000.