Palliative Care
Palliative care is a person-centred approach that improves the quality of life of patients with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses and their families. It provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms, as well as psychological, social, and spiritual support. Palliative care respects dignity, promotes autonomy, and can be delivered at any stage of illness alongside curative treatments through homes, communities, health facilities, hospices, or digital platforms. It also supports families during illness and bereavement and is a key part of Universal Health Coverage. Palliative care affirms life, regards dying as a normal process, neither hastens nor postpones death, and helps people live as actively and meaningfully as possible until death.
Palliative care can be provided at any stage of illness, alongside curative or life-prolonging treatments, and is delivered through interdisciplinary teams.
Our goal
To ensure that patients live with comfort, dignity, and support, regardless of their stage of illness.
Our Key Objectives
- Relieve pain and manage distressing symptoms to ensure patient comfort.
- Provide holistic care addressing physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs.
- Support families and caregivers throughout illness and bereavement.
- Promote dignity and respect in all aspects of care and decision-making.
- Ensure continuity of care across home, community, and health facility settings.
- Integrate care early alongside curative or life-prolonging treatments.
- Strengthen coping and resilience for patients, families, and communities.
Our Palliative Care Focus Areas
- Holistic and Patient-Centered Care: We address the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of patients while supporting families and caregivers through counseling, guidance, and practical assistance.
- Pain and Symptom Management: We provide effective relief from pain, fatigue, nausea, breathlessness, and other distressing symptoms, ensuring comfort and improved quality of life.
- Continuity and Community-Based Care: Care is delivered across home, community, and healthcare settings, bringing services closer to where people live, especially in underserved areas, for consistent support throughout illness.
- Interdisciplinary Team Approach: Our care is provided by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, counselors, and community health promoters to ensure comprehensive, coordinated support.
- Education, Advocacy, and Dignity: We empower patients, families, and communities with knowledge, caregiving skills, and awareness of rights, while respecting patient autonomy, dignity, and informed decision-making and advocating for quality palliative care access.
Our Theory of Change in Service Delivery
- Community Compassionate Care Hubs: Local coordination points connecting households, community health promoters, health facilities, and social support systems to deliver home-based care, integrate health and livelihood support, and strengthen community ownership of care.
- PCCareLink App: A digital platform that streamlines palliative care by enabling patient tracking, symptom monitoring, care scheduling, and communication between community and health facilities, ensuring coordinated and data-driven care.
- Palliative and Livelihood Care Circles: Community support groups that combine psychosocial care with economic empowerment, helping patients and caregivers sustain livelihoods, build resilience, and provide mutual support.
"Investing in compassionate care that reaches the last mile"
Our Call: Partner with us to deliver compassionate, equitable palliative care where it is needed most.
Our Service Delivery Strategy
Our palliative care strategy focuses on delivering holistic, patient- and family-centered care through home- and community-based services, facility referrals, and multidisciplinary support. And also, by using digital tools and referral networks, we ensure continuous, timely, and compassionate care that preserves dignity and improves quality of life.
Key Features
Holistic Approach
Pain and Symptom Management
Patient and Family-Centered Care
Continuity of Care
Interdisciplinary Team Approach
Psychosocial and Emotional Support
Respect for Dignity and Autonomy
Integration with Other Healthcare Services
Community-Based Care
Education and Advocacy