"Freedom
From Pain" Celebration of Independence Day with Cancer Patients & 8th
Anniversary celebration of inception of DNipCare in Delhi State Cancer
Institute, Dilshad Garden, Delhi on 15th August 2016.
"Freedom
From Pain" Celebration of Independence Day with Cancer Patients &
8th Anniversary celebration of inception of DNipCare in Delhi State
Cancer Institute, Dilshad Garden, Delhi on 15th August 2016. Volunteers
including students from NSS of IIT Delhi, NSS of The Hindu College,
Aditi Mahavidyalay of Delhi University, IGNOU, Lady Hardinge Medical
College etc. attended the program. Dr. R.K. Grover, Director & CEO, Delhi State Cancer Institute was the Chief Guest of the program. Students enthralled the audience including the patients and bystanders with their singing and dancing skills. Fruit juices were distributed to all the patients in the hospital and Sir Soba Singh Dharmashala of the Cancer Institute.
"Cancer Awareness & Palliative Care Sensitization Campaign" by Delhi Malayali Association (DMA), Mayur Vihar Phase 2, Delhi in association with DNipCare on 07th August 2016 in Community Centre, Mayur Vihar Phase 2, Delhi.
Dr. SP Kataria, Consultant & Head of Department, Medical Oncology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital was the Chief Guest and spoke on prevention and curative protocols of cancer. Mr. VP Chandran, Chairman presided over the program and Mr. Manilal Raghavan, Secretary, DMA coordinated the event and welcomed the audience. Mr. Cyriac Antony, Treasurer, Mr. Suresh TP, Secretary, & KV Hamza, General Secretary sensitized the audience on the nuances of community based Palliative Care practiced in Delhi under DNipCare and the necessity of setting up or extending the facility to larger population with the active involvement and participation of likeminded organizations like DMA to cater to the large population of poor suffering patients in Delhi.
The mission under DNipCare aims at development of sustainable cost effective system of Palliative Care with active community participation for patients suffering from long term, bed-ridden, incurable, life limiting illnesses. Our strategy is to encourage local people to address the social needs of patients and their families, train the community volunteers to offer emotional support, facilitate the development of locally sustainable home care programs and to establish a network of committed volunteers, nurses and doctors with expertise in palliative care to support such initiatives.
With the active support of our esteemed volunteers and well wishers, presently we are able to provide even monthly food ration support to the identified poorest of the poor patients in addition to the psycho-social and medical home care. Rehabilitation of the patients and their hapless families, wherever required, sensitization of the masses through locally available socio-cultural organizations on the efficacy of Palliative Care are our main plank.
