"Don’t leave those suffering behind "
The department of Palliative Care at Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Jaipur conducted one month palliative awareness programmes. In keeping with this year’s theme- “Universal Health Coverage-Don’t leave those suffering behind " -Awareness and training programmes were conducted in our institute and colleges in the city. All the nurses in the hospital were educated in the basics of pain management, basics of palliative care and Communication Skills by Dr. Vinita Jain, Dr. Manisha Hemrajani & Ms. Arati Hota. Approximately 300 postgraduate students were addressed by Dr. Anjum Khan Joad and Ms. Arati Hota. Students from diverse backgrounds- Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Commerce & Sciences were introduced to the concepts of palliative care and the role of community in palliative care. All the attendants/families of patients visiting the hospital as inpatients or outpatients were addressed by the senior nurses of the wards and outpa...