Dr Nandini Vallath, who attended CND, Vienna in March 2016 writes: The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) consists of representatives of government departments of the [...]
To Neha, a mother of two with metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer, hospice meant the transition from “I do not want to live” at the end of [...]
In a major decision, the government of India has decided to say Goodbye to consultants from abroad who had been working with our health care [...]
On world health day, the 7th of April 2016, let us pay our respects and thank a group of people who have made a huge [...]
Open Society Foundations has done a great deal to decrease the burden of pain and suffering in this world. Though India has not been a [...]
Dear Friends, WHO Collaborating Centre – renewal of designation for 4 years We are glad to report that the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for [...]
In an effort to contain the damage from non-communicable diseases in India, the global NCD Alliance convened a consultation of civil society organizations in July [...]
According to a study commissioned by the Johns Hopkins Ivy League University and The Lancet, the five-decade long international “War on Drugs” has harmed the [...]
We are glad to report that the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Policy and Training on Access to Pain Relief at Trivandrum completes four [...]
Paul Kalanithi, neurosurgeon, writer and a great human being, died of cancer in March 2015. He died young, having just completed his senior residency. He [...]
