K. Aravindakshan

Founding member

Founder of Pain and Palliative Care Society, Thrissur

K. Aravindakshan is the founding member of Pain and Palliative Care Society, Thrissur (1997)^[1], an Indian non-profit working on palliative & cancer care, healthcare and elderly from Thrissur.

Pain and Palliative Care Society, Thrissur

The Pain and Palliative Care Society, Thrissur provides free palliative care to patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses across Thrissur district in Kerala. Its services include daily outpatient clinics, home-care visits by doctors and nurses, an inpatient ward for critical and end-of-life care, and rehabilitation support run largely by trained volunteers.

Pain and Palliative Care Society, Thrissur reports the following, on its own site:

Outpatient clinic supported by 16 doctors and 60 volunteers, open Monday to Saturday
Inpatient ward accommodates 10 patients at a time for critical, respite and end-of-life care

Organisations: 1
Based in: Thrissur
Founded: 1997
Press: 2

References

[1] “Pain And Palliative Care Society (PPCS) was registered in the year 1997. The founding members of the Society were Dr. A.K. Unnikrishnan (Chairman), Dr. E. Divakaran (Secretary), K. Aravindakshan (Treasurer), Shri C.R. Parameswaran, Prof. N.N. Gokuldas, Dr. Pisharoty Chandran and Dr. C.N. Parameswaran(Members).” — Pain and Palliative Care Society, Thrissur. Source

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