World Hospice & Palliative Care Day Celebrated by DNipCare on 09th October 2021

 

 

The Nursing Division, DGHS, Government of India in association with  DNipCare, Echo India and TNAI Telangana State Branch celebrated the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on 9th October 2021, Saturday,3.30pm onwards and announced the launch of 2nd batch of DNipCare-Echo India Promoting Excellence in Palliative Care Nursing Program to start from 23^rd October 2021

The Theme of the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day was “Leave No One Behind, Equity in access to Palliative Care”.

In order to ensure sensitization on Palliative Care among the students from very beginning, DNipCare requested to DGHS to seriously ponder over issuing directions from Government of India to the Education Departments of State Governments for including Palliative Care as a chapter in the Social Science text book of 10^th Standard and also as a speciality in Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work courses for inspired students to choose their career path while committed to the cause

DNipCare also announced restarting of its Listening Clinic in association with Listening Community for ensuring timely intervention of the people suffering from psychological issues.  The Listening Clinic will now be held by DNipCare in association with Listening Community and Kerala Club at the Club premise at M-67 Connaught Place, New Delhi from 4 to 6 PM on Second Saturday of every month.  The first session, however, will be done from 4 to 6 PM on Sunday, 10^th October 2021, the World Mental Health Day and people can walk in to avail the services from the Team.

Mr. Cyriac Antony, Treasurer, DNipCare welcomed the audience.

The other participants of the programme were

Presidential Address:Mr. A.T. Sainudin, President, DNipCare.

Unfolding of Theme: Prof Dr. A.T.Kora.

Briefing of Academic Program: Dr. C N Bhargavi, Academic Coordinator, DNipCare.

Inaugural Address: Dr(Prof) Sunil Kumar, DGHS, MoHFW, Government of India.

Special Guest: Dr.Ravi Kannan R, Padma Shri Awardee 2020.

Guest of Honour: 

1.Dr.Savita Butola, Secretary, Indian Association of Palliative Care.

2.Dr. Atreyi Ganguli, National Professional Officer,WHO India.

3. Dr. Suresh. K.Mohammed IPS(Rtd), Senior Health Specialist, World Bank.

4. Dr. Rathi Balachandran, ADG Nursing, MoHFW, Govt of India.

5.Mrs. Anjana Dhall, President, Delhi Nursing Council.

Felicitation:

1. Mrs.Jayakumari C H, Ex. Nursing Superintendent, Dr.RMLH, Padma Shri Awardee, National Florence Nightingale Nurses Awardee.

2. Dr. Rajeswari Muppidi, President, TNAI, Telangana.

3. Dr. Sandeep Bhalla, Associate Vice President Echo India

Bird's Eye View on Palliative Care :

1. Dr. Rakesh Garg, Additional Professor,IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi.

2. Ms. Hanife Mac Gamwell, Palliative Care Nurse Specialist.

3. Ms. Alice Stella Verginia, National Faculty, IAPC.

Moderator: Mr. K V Hamza, General Secretary, DNipCare.

Vote of Thanks: Mr. P.K. Abdul Kareem.

 Over all coordination of the programme by Shri Suresh Thaliyaril, Secretary DNipCare.