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Pallium India is a national registered charitable trust formed in 2003 aimed at providing quality palliative care and effective pain relief for patients in India. Dr. M. R. Rajagopal〔 〕〔 〕 is the Founder and Chairman of Pallium India. Pallium India works in collaboration with several national and international organisations to improve the accessibility and affordability of pain relief drugs (opioids) and other low cost medicines, to ensure the availability of palliative care services in India and to improve the quality of palliative care services provided by the healthcare and allied health care professionals. == Activities == Pallium India's vision is that every person suffering from life-limiting or incurable disease in India has access to effective pain relief and quality palliative care.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 The activities spearheaded by Pallium India concentrate mostly on areas inadequately addressed by existing organizations. Pallium India works with Central and State Governments of India for integrating palliative care into the healthcare system, facilitating palliative care education and improving access to essential and affordable medicines like morphine and other opioids. Pallium India collaborates with the following organizations in the field of palliative care: * International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care (IAHPC) * International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) * Asia Pacific Hospice Network (APHN) * American Cancer Society * Human Rights Watch * United States Cancer Pain Relief Committee * Lance Armstrong Foundation * Savitri Waney Trust * Wilfrid Bruce Davis Trust * Farida & Yusuf Hameed Foundation * Indo-American Cancer Association * Australasia Palliative Link International (APLI) * Cairdeas International * Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) * Pain and Palliative Care Society, Calicut, Kerala, India * CanKids...KidsCan, New Delhi, India * Child Family Health International(CFHI) * Alpha Charitable Trust, Edamuttam Pallium India runs home visit programs in and around Trivandrum, as well as inpatient and outpatient clinics in collaboration with different hospitals in Trivandrum. Other services include bereavement support groups, Vocational Rehabilitation Program for patients and families and education of children whose parents are under treatment by Pallium India.〔 〕 Services to poor patients are provided free of cost. Expenses in this regard are met by donations. Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS) is an organ of Pallium India, established in 2006. In 2012, TIPS was declared a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) for Training and Policy on Access to Pain Relief.〔 〕〔 〕 Education and research are major activities of TIPS. TIPS provides medical care (inpatient, out-patient and home care services), counselling care, rehabilitation and other supportive services. Bruce Davis Training Centre (BDTC), the training division of Pallium India, runs a number of different awareness programs and trainings throughout the year with a focus on improving the general awareness among the public and improving the expertise and competency of healthcare and allied healthcare professionals. These include Certificate Course in Pain and Palliative Medicine (CCPPM) for doctors, in Palliative Nursing (CCPN) for nurses and in Palliative Care (CCPC) for allied healthcare professionals. There are also volunteer training programs conducted frequently. Pallium India works with several hospitals and organizations to catalyse the development of palliative care centres across India and for introducing palliative care education to professionals.〔 〕〔 〕 In April 2014, Pallium India organized an art exhibition in Trivandrum called "Desert Rose" to showcase the artistic skills of some of its wheelchair-bound patients. The event was attended by the Governor of Kerala.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Pallium India collaborates with the Department of Social Justice of Government of Kerala to improve the facilities for wheelchair-bound people in the state. This includes providing rehabilitation services and advocacy for their improved mobility, including creating pavements and buildings that are wheelchair-friendly.〔 〕 Pallium India works out of its office at Arumana Hospital, Airport Road, Subash Nagar, Vallakadavu P.O, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 008, Kerala, India. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pallium India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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