Mobility in Dystrophy (MinD) Trust has won the N.S Hema Memorial Award given under The Association Of People With Disability.
Palliative care involves various services that help patients improve their quality of life in spite of illness and can be availed while regular treatments are still on. The goal remains to help make the journey easier and less stressful, irrespective of the destination.
SEEDS Palliative Care (Keelapavoor, Tenkasi District, Tamil Nadu) announces “Compassionate Communities 2023,” a week-long series of events running from October 9 to 14.
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Dr Preeti Chauhan’s presentation at the Indian Cancer Society's Annual Summit on 'The role of NGOs in Cancer Care' depicted the incredible 19-year struggle it took to get amendments done in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of 1985.
"As a physician, it appalled me how hard I had to fight to get my mother the hospice care she desired. Her passing left me both devastated and disillusioned with a healthcare system that had deeply failed her." Sue Royappa writes.
This training enables physiotherapists to inculcate the principles of palliative care in their practice and equips physiotherapists for specific palliative care needs and to improve access to palliative physiotherapy across the country.
Madhya Pradesh does not currently have a State Palliative Care policy. However, the Government of Madhya Pradesh began initiating the Palliative Care Program since 2018 under the umbrella of the National Program for Palliative Care (NPPC).
The truth is that palliative care isn't exclusively hospice care; it isn't reserved for cancer patients and doesn't take away from regular treatments. On the contrary, it has significantly improved the quality of those struggling with long-term illnesses or conditions.
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