http://www.painandpalliativecare.org/ ---- yellowpagesindia's new client

The Pain & Palliative Care Society, Kozhikode is a charitable organization for people with incurable diseases and those
in chronic pain. Started in 1993 as a registered society, it has been a WHO Demonstration Project in palliative care for the developing world since 1996.


What is palliative care?
'Palliative Care', also called 'comfort care', is primarily directed at providing relief to a person having incurable illness through symptom management and pain management. The goal is not to cure, but to provide comfort and maintain the highest possible quality of life for as long as life remains. Well-rounded palliative care programs also address mental health and spiritual needs.

The focus is not on death, but on compassionate specialized care for the living. Palliative care is well suited to an interdisciplinary team model that provides support for the whole person and those who are sharing the person's journey in love.
For most patients, physical pain is only one of several symptoms. Relief of pain should therefore be seen as part of a comprehensive pattern of care encompassing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of suffering. Physical aspects of pain cannot be treated in isolation from other aspects, nor can patients' anxieties be effectively addressed when patients are suffering physically. The various components must be addressed simultaneously.

The World Health Organisation defines palliative care as "the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychological, social and spiritual problems, is paramount. The goal of Palliative Care is achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families."

New Client Of Yellowpagesindia

We are a nonprofit organization working in Bakrour ( Sujata Village ) in Bodhgaya, Bihar, one of the poorest areas of India . Gautam Buddh Free Education Center was created to provide free education in English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Sanskrit and Social Studies to the children of poor families. These children are of lower caste families without money to pay for their education. During the monsoon and winter seasons we have many problems. The rain and cold weather create much difficulty for the children and teachers, especially since we currently hold classes on the porch of an abandoned government building. We set up our school to serve four villages in an area where no government organization currently exists. In these villages, the standard of living is very low. Many people still live in houses made of mud and dating as far back as medieval times. The children from such families remain naked throughout the year due to lack of proper clothes. Therefore, we concentrate our work mainly on these areas which are totally neglected otherwise. Classes for grades1 to 5 are held from 06:00 am to 09:30 am on Monday to Saturday, after which both teachers and pupils go off to work. Interested parties are invited to visit the school any day, but come early! We are located just outside (2 km) of Bodhgaya.