Palliative Care activities under DNipCare in Hindi Media also

Dear friends,
We, the volunteers of DNipCare are grateful to Rashtriya Sahara News paper and Sahara Samay TV Channel for their efforts in bringing the Palliative Care concept into limelight in Hindi media so that more patients suffering from debilitating diseases in and around Delhi shall get the information that such a care exists for them. Further, the common public will also be sensitized on the necessity of developing this empathetic attitude through Palliative Care towards hapless patients around us. Sahara Samay TV Channel telecasted a news item at 7.30 AM on 25.05.2010 about DNipCare activities including patient visits. As a follow up, the press clipping published in Today’s Rashtriya Sahara Newspaper is attached herewith please.
With warm regards,
k.v hamza,
Gen. Secretary,DNipCare
98910083563

Virtual Electronic Discussion Group under DNipCare

My dear friends,
We have started a virtual electronic discussion group in order to disseminate patient information and the different kinds of interventions required under Palliative Care discipline for each patient. Any one would like to join the group may please email at:

dnipcare@gmail.com

with warm regards,
kv hamza
9891008356

Palliative Care Volunteers Monthly Review Meeting on 8th May 2010

My dear Friends,
The Volunteer’s Monthly Review Meeting will be held at 6.00 PM on 8th May 2010 (Second Saturday) in Kerala Club, M 67 Connaught Place, New Delhi. Discussions will also be held on methods of rehabilitation of patients / family in addition to rendering Palliative Care and creation of awareness among the masses. Doctors and other experts will be attending the meeting and imparting information on Palliative Care discipline.
You are requested to kindly attend the meeting and involve in the activities in the interest of all ailing patients. Hope to see you all in the meeting.
With warm regards,

(k.v. hamza)
General Secretary, DNipCare
9891008356

DNipCare

DNipCare's activities detailed by Indian Express Newspaper on 2nd May 2010

Link http://www.indianexpress.com/news/weekend-visits/613863/

We, the volunteers of DNipCare are grateful to Indian Express News paper and its journalists for their concern for hapless patients around us and the concept of Palliative Care.

k.v hamza,
Gen. Secretary, DNipCare

An untimely and unexpected departure of Mr. Kumaran

We the Volunteers of DNipCare condole an untimely and unexpected departure of Mr.Kumaran yesterday (02.05.2010) while going back home by Duranto Train. Molly, Abdul, Ajith Kumar, Abdul Khalik, Kareem, Madhu all were there with their full devotion and affection supporting our Kurmaran chettan.
We could render care for him while he was admitted in AIIMS Emergency Unit as an unknown patient and saw a hope and relief on his face when he got integrated with his family and was readying for his journey back home.
But seldom we thought it was his last journey, especially when he fondly said that he can never forget our faces and shook hands saying good bye. He was true, now his soul is in the other world where the human tendency of forgetting may not be there!!!

k.v hamza,
Gen. Secretary, DNipCare

DNipCare - ABC Grant (Annual Books Copy Grant)

The Hindu Newspaper dated 6th May 2010
Link: www.hindu.com/2010/05/06/stories/2010050656190200.htm

Health and Education are two sides of the coin of human life. DNipCare tried to understand this aspect in a little more empathetic way. The academic session for every school/college going student begins in the month of April. Every parent is busy in getting new uniforms and books to their children going to their new classes. The volunteers of DNipCare were also following the same way before they were into this Palliative Care.
But this April 2010, the volunteers sat to ponder over about the patients and their school going children and so decided to act differently. They realized the financial burden and difficulties being faced by each and every long term, bed ridden terminally ill patients who are already exhausted every penny fighting their disease and managing their families under adverse economic circumstances. As a result, DNipCare’s ABC Grant (Annual Books Copy Grant) was conceptualized and paid to ease out the financial burden of 14 deserving families of patients registered under DNipCare and having school/ college going children. The distribution of this ABC Grant to the patients under its roll was facilitated by DNipCare through homecare visits of its volunteers to the residences of all ailing patients on different localities in and around Delhi. The Grant was confined to the period of 1st to 30th April 2010 only. Looking back, the volunteers feel very much satisfied on their efforts of reaching this much needed timely support to the patients they care.
The support was welcomed by each patient and their families wholeheartedly as they got the grant unexpectedly and it lessened their financial imbroglio substantially for their wards educational necessities. DNipCare hopes to resume this kind of educational support to the children of Palliative patients through the respective school authorites of these students in the next year.

In continuation to its Palliative Care awareness generation Program, DNipCare held a Palliative Care Campaign at 5.00 PM on 2nd May 2010 in Government School, Sector 29, Faridabad under the auspices of Janasanskriti, Faridabad. The program was held by a team of Palliative volunteers led by A.T.Sainudin, President DNipCare, Dr. Anjay B, a Palliative Care expert, Sumitha, K.V.Hamza, Antony Cyriac and Ajith Kumar. Cancer – Prevention and Early Detection and Palliative Care was the topic of the campaign.
KV Hamza,
General Secretary