What an experience! The hall was full of palliative care volunteers at Kannur. It was an annual get-together at the state level, on 30th June. [...]
See that little mountain of medical supplies – Lymphedema sleeves, bandages, stethoscopes and so on? They are donated with love by someone who cares. Dr [...]
The Lancet Volume 385 of May 23, 2015 carries an article by Dinesh C. Sharma about health spending in India, which makes us wonder whether [...]
“With the prevalence of chronic killer diseases like cancer and large number of bed-ridden people, there is greater need for palliative care now than ever [...]
An article in the Huffington Post of 21 May 2015 brings focus on the need for morphine in India and the rest of the world. [...]
Participants at the side event on children’s palliative care at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on 25th May, 2015, had the privilege of meeting [...]
The 25th of May, 2015 saw Palais des Nations in Geneva focussing on the problems of children with life-limiting diseases, during a side event organized [...]
The death of Aruna Shanbaug has brought into focus the urgent need for clarity from the Supreme Court on the issue of withholding or withdrawing futile [...]
When the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of India was amended by the Indian Parliament in February 2014, many expected immediate results, but [...]
On 18th May 2015, Aruna Shanbaug left us. Brutally raped and strangled at the age of 25 by a hospital attendant, Aruna Shanbaug had a [...]
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