The palliative care 'home care programme' provides care for people who are in the final stages of their lives and unable to travel to hospital.

A doctor, a nurse, and a social worker from palliative care travel within a 50km radius of Vellore to visit patients and their families at this bleak time. About 120 patients a year are provided with pain relief and other drugs and the family and community are guided in how best to support the patient. Most of the patients are very poor, often the nature of their illness causes prejudice and some are even abused.

There is effectively no income from this service so the travel, drugs and staff time must be paid for. A contribution to palliative care will ensure that a terminally ill patient and their family are supported at a critical time.

Thank you for any support you can give.

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About CMC

The Christian Medical College Vellore is a premier medical institution in India. Started by Dr Ida Scudder, who belonged to a respected American missionary family, that  had served in South India, for several generations.

 No one is turned away. Those who cannot afford treatment are subsidised by the fees paid by those who can. Additionally, for outreach projects like this one, charitable donation helps to boost the funds.