India is expected to have an increase in its elderly population from 10.1% in 2021 to 13.1%
in 2031, with comparable tendencies in both rural and urban populations. This …

The rising trend in the ageing population alongside social, cultural, and economic changes
poses a major threat to the health care system in the country. Elderly population have …

Purpose: This joint position statement, by the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC)
and Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI), proposes to address gaps in palliative …

Palliative care in India is a relatively new concept; developed over the past 30 years,
compared to 50 years in the developed nations. The Government of India initiated a National …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 40 million people around
the globe are in need of palliative care, yet only 14% of them receive the adequate care they …

The rising trend of chronic life-threatening illnesses is accompanied by an exponential
increase in serious health-related suffering. Palliative care is known to ameliorate physical …

Background: In response to the demographic transition sweeping across India which has led
to an increasing proportion of older adults in India, the National Policy for Older Persons …

Good evidence-based research must also promote and translate into best practices. Hence,
evidence-based best practice is a goal for all of us to pursue as it helps us to provide the …

India is faced with a twin burden of communicable as well as noncommunicable diseases
(NCDs), setting a complex health policy challenge which requires bridging public health task …

• However, the current outreach of palliative care in India only tends to 1% of patients (Bag et
al., 2020).• Not only does the healthcare system fail to provide sufficient resource for a robust …