By Jean Jacob “What should I do after he passes away? I mean…the practicalities. How do I deal with the dead body at home?” It [...]
In 2015, The Economist Intelligence Unit published the Quality of Death Index in which, out of 80 countries studied, India had ranked one of the [...]
Two very important aspects of elder care are coming into focus in UN Working Group on Ageing. They are the mutually related areas of “palliative [...]
“Hippocratic: 18 Experiments in Gently Shaking the World” featuring Dr M. R. Rajagopal will be released on World Palliative Care Day, Oct 14, 2017. About [...]
In response to Pallium India’s newsletter of July 2017, Prof. June L. Dahl, Professor Emerita of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public [...]
Sajan Antony, Social Worker at Pallium India writes: “Music is the mediator between the spiritual and sensual life” – Beethoven On World Music Day, 21 [...]
“I ride a tricycle. When I seek help, people either ignore it or make nasty comments. It is a painful experience. I once had to [...]
Manju has cancer. She and her husband have moved from their faraway village to Delhi for treatment. Manju talks about her concerns: small children, their [...]
Alex Pierce, one of the three visitors Pallium India had for a month of palliative care training through Child Family Health International (CFHI), spoke about [...]
80% of the world’s population in the Global South, let us sit down somewhere and cry a bit quietly. The WHO essential medicines list has [...]
