palliative care

Pallium India offers palliative care services free of cost to the needy, giving thousands a better quality of life – and death.

State run Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology will now offer an MD course in palliative care to deal with acute shortage of staff in the field. The institute is also planning to set up a hospice for terminally ill patients.

Armed with finger puppets and a bubble gun - this is how people at Pallium India’s facility in Thiruvananthapuram treat children with life-limiting or disabling diseases. Here is a look into the heart-breaking but beautiful world of palliative care for children there.

Providing shelter, care and, when needed, last rites for the destitute, aged or mentally ill cannot be easy. Watch this powerful video to know how this team is helping them survive the last hour of their lives with some dignity.

CanSupport, a wonderful initiative aiming to enable people with advanced cancer and their families in making informed choices and decisions, has received an overwhelming response for providing appropriate physical, emotional, social and spiritual support to cancer patients and their families. Harmala Gupta, the lady behind the mission, joins us to talk about this dedicated NGO.