Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 21 -- The acclaimed Kerala model of community-based palliative care is set to be implemented across Himachal Pradesh, with the northern hill state deciding to roll out the programme in all its Assembly constituencies.
A high-level delegation from Himachal Pradesh, comprising Health Minister, Health Secretary, and the National Health Mission (NHM) Director, recently visited Kerala to study its pioneering system of community-driven palliative care.
The team toured palliative care units in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam districts to gain firsthand experience of the model's functioning.
Impressed by Kerala's universal initiative that ensures comprehensive palliative care for bedridden patients, the Himachal governm...