The document discusses palliative care in Lakshadweep, India. It describes how palliative care aims to provide relief from pain and improve quality of life from the point of diagnosis until death and beyond. It notes several needs for palliative care in Lakshadweep, including more community-based services, 24/7 key services, better coordination of health and social care, and more bereavement support. The document emphasizes the importance of palliative care and expanding access to it.

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If you want to travel quickly, go
alone. But if you want to travel far,
you must go together.
African proverb

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14. Pallium India
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17. Palliative care in
children
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Care from the point of diagnosis
or recognition
To death and beyond

18. Residential aged care
 Bed sores
 Catheterization
 Mouth care
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19. Pain
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23. Communication
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24. EoLC & AND
 Dying at home
 Family to be present
 Noisy breathing
 No compulsion to feed
 Only sips of water – keep the mouth
moist
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“In life, you try your best to hold tight to
your dignity,
in death sometimes others have to hold onto
it for you.”

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28. You can tell others
 Many people could benefit from
palliative care
 Treatment exists to relieve pain
 Palliative care can improve quality of
life
 Palliative care can be delivered in
different ways
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29. We need
 More community based services
 Key services 24x7
 Coordination of health & social care
 More Responsive services
 More Rehabilitation Support
 More Bereavement support
 Confidence on sustainable of service
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31. “You must be the change
you wish to see in the
world.”
Mahatma Gandhi
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