You may remember that in 2016, government of India put up on its website the draft of an end of life care law. A major [...]
Thank you David Oliviere for informing us about this historic event: “I was invited to the 50th Anniversary service in Southwark Cathedral, London, to celebrate [...]
Cordova Public School Trivandrum, a school with a heart, has already been involved in supporting palliative care. They are now gearing up to more organised [...]
On August 1, Times of India reported that though the Indian Deaflympics contingent won five medals at the 2017 Deaflympics held in Samsun, Turkey (July [...]
Ashla Rani wins Youth Icon award 2017 “If I had a choice, I would opt to walk again. But it is also true that my [...]
“If I had a choice, I would opt to walk again. But it is also true that my life in a wheelchair for the last [...]
By Ana Luísa Pereira and Tania Chalton “By its fruits one knows the tree.” – Brazilian proverb It is important to talk about this tree. As [...]
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 [...]
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