Right to Relief: Palliative Care in India

1
A 55-year-old woman holds her husband, a 67-year-old lung cancer patient. He receives palliative care and pain treatment from an NGO in south Kerala, India. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
2
Palliative care nurses and volunteers check up on a 67-year-old woman, who is paralyzed and taking morphine for pain in south Kerala. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
3
Dr M.R. Rajagopal, a palliative care physician, consults a breast cancer patient (in blue sari) in Kerala. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
4
A paralyzed cancer patient outside the palliative care unit at MNJ Institute of Oncology, Hyderabad. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
5
Palliative care nurses and volunteers walk to see a patient in the rural areas of south Kerala. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
6
A nurse prepares to administer an IV for a 72-year-old palliative care patient in Kerala. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
7
A palliative care physician assesses a patient’s pain. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
8
A 60-year-old palliative care patient with lung cancer at his home in northern Kerala. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
9
A breast cancer patient receives chemotherapy in Hyderabad, while her brother-in-law watches over her. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
10
A sixteen-year-old bone cancer patient at the MNJ Institute of Oncology in Hyderabad. Her leg has been amputated at the hip. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
11
A fourteen-year-old cancer patient in Hyderabad. He takes morphine to control his pain. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
12
A 72- year-old lung cancer patient is cared for by his wife in Kovalam, south Kerala. © 2009 Brent Foster 70852
Doctors in India say it’s time for the Indian government to integrate palliative care into routine health care. Photography and footage by Brent Foster for Human Rights Watch.
Region / Country
Topic

Related Content

Asia
Right to Relief: Palliative Care in India

October 23, 2009

Video
Right to Relief: Palliative Care in India