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UNODC expert meeting to improve access to controlled medicines

September 27, 2017

Dr Katherine Pettus, Advocacy Officer, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, writes: Diederik Lohman, Jim Cleary and I were in Vienna for an Expert [...]
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Vacancy: Project Manager at Vishakhapatnam, AP

September 26, 2017

Pallium India is looking for a committed, creative professional passionate about making a lasting difference in the health care of people. The candidate will be [...]
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Kochi declaration

September 25, 2017

In the presence of Archbishop Mons. Vincenzo Paglia and Dott.ssa Nunziata Comoretto from the Vatican, the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) at its National [...]
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Focus on palliative care at World Neurology Congress, Kyoto, Japan.

September 25, 2017

Pallium India was privileged to be part of lively discussions to improve access to palliative care in neurological disorders at the World Neurology Congress in [...]
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“Thalolam”: Patient Get-together on World Palliative Care Day, Oct 14

September 22, 2017

“It was heaven to feel the waves on my feet. I shall never forget this,” said a person on a wheelchair, who, since her spinal [...]
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MetaECHO Conference 2017

September 21, 2017

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes – ECHO is an innovative model that is rippling across the globe and improving access to care. Dr Sanjeev Arora, [...]
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Isolation, Loneliness and Depression

September 18, 2017

A new Singapore study has shown that social isolation and loneliness were closely associated with depressive symptoms in adults. Those who were lonely were more [...]
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KUHS establishes Centre for Studies on Health Care Counseling and Palliative care

September 15, 2017

There is often a lot of talk about healthcare ignoring the human being. A lot of talk; but usually little action. In a major step [...]
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Last seven days to send responses to ICMR

September 13, 2017

On 8 August 2017, we had reported on the draft definitions pertaining to end-of-life care law that ICMR has posted on its website. The deadline [...]
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Palliative care in diabetes

September 12, 2017

For anyone who associated with palliative care only in cancer: please see the article by thediabetescouncil.com You may not only be surprised to see that [...]