The Indian state of Kerala has a remarkable palliative care
program. It is an example of what can be
done with little money and unl9imited compassion. Volunteers are the linchpin in Kerala’s
palliative care system — one that was singled out as “a beacon of hope" in
The Economist’s “Quality of Death” study in 2010. Kerala’s achievement is
especially significant at a time when richer Indian states and wealthy
countries like the United States are struggling with the same challenge: How
can health systems offer the possibility of a dignified death to everyone?
Full NY Times article: In India, Dispensers of Balm Travelto Death’s Door
by Ankita Rao January 12, 2016
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| Volunteer and Patient in Kerala |
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