Dr. MR Rajagopal
The amendment of the controversial Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act marked the culmination of years of efforts by MR Rajagopal and others to ease the needless suffering of cancer and HIV patients, many of them terminally ill, by improving access to morphine-based medicines, which are among the cheapest and most effective treatments for chronic pain.
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British doctor and international hospice and palliative care pioneer and past IAHPC Board Member, Professor Dr Anne Merriman has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!
Dr Merriman was the founding vice president of Hospice Africa Uganda and a founding member of the African Palliative Care Association (APCA). She also had a significant influence on the development of palliative care in Asia, introducing palliative care in Singapore through the founding of the Hospice Care Association in that city state. She also worked as a missionary doctor in Nigeria, contributing a total of 33 years of service to palliative care development in Africa.
In an open letter, Dr. Merriman stated: “This nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize is in my name, but it is for you. It is here to assist us to move forward more quickly as we must always remember those we cannot reach, who are suffering so much still, akin to torture. Hopefully news of this nomination will bring even more on board to help with prayer, volunteerism, caring skills and funding to train more in this essential and cross cutting specialty of palliative care.
God continue to bless you in all your endeavours. I thank God for each of you and for the special work we are privileged to do for His people.”
Congratulations to Dr. Merriman for this well-deserved nomination!
The 16th World Congress of the International Psycho Oncology Society (IPOS) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 20 to 24th of October. Abstract submission is now open. Additional information about the congress and abstract submission is available here.
The Annual Award for Excellence & Leadership in Palliative Care for citizens of SAARC Countries award was given to Professor Sushma Bhatnagar. This award is given to recognize leaders working in the field of Palliative Care for Cancer Patients from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Prof Bhatnagar has 24 years of teaching and research experience. Her prime area of interest is Cancer Pain Management and Palliative care. She has been working constantly in this field not only in Delhi & NCR but all over India. Prof Bhatnagar is recipient of other national and international awards like ‘IASP Award for Excellence in Clinical Research or Practice and/or Policy Changes in Pain Management in the Developing World’, ‘Distinguished Pain Physician of the country by World Institute of Pain’, and ‘Award for outstanding presentation in 1st Global Conference on Peri-operative care in Nov.2012 at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas.
She was a member of Development of Implementing Framework for Palliative Care across India and is currently the Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Palliative Care and Associate Editor of Indian Journal of Pain and Editorial Board member of Annals of Palliative Medicine. She has 140 peer review papers, six chapters in different books and one book to her credit in area of Cancer Pain Management and Palliative Care.
Congratulations to Professor Bhatnagar for this well deserved award!
Theme: Palliative Care is Everyone’s Business
12-14 November, 2014
Nairobi, Kenya
Call for abstracts begins April 1
Details here.
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