Govt. moots exclusive centre for palliative care services
The Hindu
Services currently available at only a few State-run facilities
The State government is planning to start palliative care services, Minister K.T. Rama Rao has said. Sources in the Health department said that a centre dedicated to the services is being mulled. Efforts to reduce the suffering in end stages of patients suffering from terminal illness such as cancer is known as palliative care. According to World Health Organisation, “Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and that of their families who are facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness, whether physical, psychological, social or spiritual”. Currently, these services are provided free of cost at some government hospitals in the State such as the MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre in Red Hills here.More Related News