Corp to launch emergency palliative care response

To add seven more palliative care units in addition to the existing 13

- SHAINU MOHAN @T'Puram

THE city corporation is all set to roll out a first-of-its-kind emergency palliative care response in the state capital. In an effort to ensure inclusive healthcare for everyone, the civic body has decided to scale up its much-acclaimed palliative care programme by adding seven more palliative care units. At present, the civic body has around 13 palliative care units offering medical care for bedridden and terminally ill patients. The initiative is covering around 6,000 beneficiaries in all hundred wards. The plan is to raise the number of beneficiaries and offer better healthcare and service to the vulnerable regardless of their financial backgro