In the hearing of the public interest litigation filed by Indian Association of Palliative Care and others on 21 September 2012. Hon. Justice Swatanter Kumar [...]
As the Ministries of Revenue and Health are gearing up for an amendment to the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act of India to simplify it [...]
The Indian Supreme Court today warned the states that their Chief Secretaries would have to appear before it if they failed to comply with its [...]
The recent edition of India’s Economic Times had the front page news item captioned: “Cancer, HIV patients suffer as morphine supplies are hobbled by excessive [...]
Here is an update on morphine sales from the Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, the only manufacturer of morphine powder in the country. All of [...]
Palliative care is a personal kind of care. It is provided in the home whenever possible. This means that the team gets to know the [...]
Exciting News! The Cardiff University MSc/Diploma in Palliative Medicine is now accepting applications for its distance learning scholarship program. Application Deadline: May 31, 2012 The University [...]
On Saturday, January 28, Pallium India-USA and the community of Silicon Valley, California were honored with a special guest. Pallium India chairman Dr. M.R. Rajagopal [...]
There are many misconceptions about opioids and their use in palliative care. A recent article in The Hindu about a palliative care unit in Bangalore goes a [...]
13th of January is a very special day. Two years back, in 2010, India was the country with the largest incidence of poliomyelitis in the [...]
