<p>The Kurian Foundation, USA and Bangalore Baptist Hospital have joined hands to provide palliative care services to villages in Devanahalli taluk in Bengaluru Rural district. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Baptist Hospital’s palliative care team has already been reaching out to those suffering from end of the life medical conditions for over a decade. Two palliative care teams comprising of a specialised and trained doctor, nurses and a counsellor visit patients at home within a radius of 25 km from the hospital covering the City and villages in the limits of Bangalore Rural district. <br /><br />Continuous support is provided to being provided through a 24-hour helpline. Every month, under the programme,. as many as 130 patients receive palliative care. The treatment is provided at subsidised cost for the poor. <br /><br />According to the hospital authorities, the need of the hour is to provide expanded cover to over 200 villages of Devanahalli taluk in the next two years and 900 villages in Bengaluru Rural district within the next five years.</p>
<p>The Kurian Foundation, USA and Bangalore Baptist Hospital have joined hands to provide palliative care services to villages in Devanahalli taluk in Bengaluru Rural district. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Baptist Hospital’s palliative care team has already been reaching out to those suffering from end of the life medical conditions for over a decade. Two palliative care teams comprising of a specialised and trained doctor, nurses and a counsellor visit patients at home within a radius of 25 km from the hospital covering the City and villages in the limits of Bangalore Rural district. <br /><br />Continuous support is provided to being provided through a 24-hour helpline. Every month, under the programme,. as many as 130 patients receive palliative care. The treatment is provided at subsidised cost for the poor. <br /><br />According to the hospital authorities, the need of the hour is to provide expanded cover to over 200 villages of Devanahalli taluk in the next two years and 900 villages in Bengaluru Rural district within the next five years.</p>
