Bhubaneswar: Amrit Dhara Palliative Care Trust, which operates from Patia, Bhubaneswar and provides Holistic Palliative Care in different parts of Odisha, in collaboration with different NGOs, organised a Rally to celebrate the World Hospice & Palliative Care Day, 2023, on 14 October 2023.
More than 250 volunteers of different age and social background, including police personnels came forward to create the logo of WHPCD 2023 at Patia Gate, Bhubaneswar. The program was flagged off by Chief Guest, Commissioner of Police, Soumendra Kumar Priyadarshi, in the presence of Dr. Sumita Mohanty, Senior Trustee and Prof. & HoD of AHPGIC, Cuttack, Prof. Dr. Bidhu Kalyan Mohanti, Director, Bagchi Sankara Cancer hospital, Dr.Kanhu Charan Nayak CDMO in charge Sundergarh and other members of the trust.
On this occasion, the Chief Guest launched the Community Care Vehicle .We are thankful to the donors for their generosity.Addressing the gathering, Chief Guest, Soumedra Kumar Priyadarshi, mentioned the importance of the Community in the Palliative Care ecosystem and lauded the role played by Amrit Dhara in this regard. A street play was performed by staffs of Amrit Dhara depicting the importance community involvement in palliative care .A beautiful bhajan was sang by a renowned artist of the state Sri Bibu Das, whichmade the morning atmosphere absolutely serene.
Later in the day, a scientific session was organised where leading personalities from different sectors of the society like Prof. Dr. Lalatendu Sarangi, Dr. Bidhu Kalyan Mahanti, Prof. Bhagyalaxmi Nayak, Prof. Dr. Arun Dandapat, Dr Rajendra Sahoo ,Dr. Garima, Mr. Bibu Das, Mr. Sukanta Nanda, Dr. Sukadev, Dr. Tarai, Dr. Kanhu Charan Mishra, Dr. Dhaneswari Jena, attended. The program highlighted the journey of Amrit Dhara in the service of the patients, a panel discussion on the role of a compassionate community in care delivery system and also a note from the bereaved..
Dr. Kanhu Charan Nayak. informed everyone about the recent launching of services of Amrit Dhara at Sundargarh and how the Government is working to establish the system and process of making this services available to each corner of Sundargarh.
The program was conducted successfully by Sasmita Behera and Premalata Khuntia along with the volunteer staff of Amrit Dhara Palliative Care Trust. Ratan Kumar Singh, Treasurer of the Trust, offered vote of thanks to the guests.
