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Kidwai home palliative care has reached more than 3,000 people
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, a state-run hospital in Bengaluru, provides palliative care for people with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.
Its home-care teams have made more than 750 visits, travelled over 12,000 kilometres and reached more than 3,000 patients and caregivers.
The service is for people who may struggle to travel to hospital because of illness or limited mobility.
Teams provide medical assessments, symptom relief, nursing care and support for caregivers in patients’ homes.
The institute also offers inpatient care, including specialist treatment for severe cancer pain, and palliative care for children.
Its support includes help for families after a patient dies, as well as practical assistance such as ration kits and equipment for use at home.
A relaunched phone and video consultation service connects people outside Bengaluru with palliative care specialists for symptom guidance and emotional support.
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Bengaluru says its home-based palliative care has reached more than 3,000 patients and caregivers.
The program has recorded more than 750 home-care visits and covered over 12,000 km.
The service supports patients who find it difficult to travel to hospital because of advanced illness, reduced mobility or other challenges.
Care includes medical assessment, symptom management, nursing care and support for families and caregivers.
The services were highlighted on World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on October 10, 2026.
- Who
- Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology’s Department of Palliative Medicine.
- What
- Its home-based palliative care service has reached more than 3,000 patients and caregivers.
- When
- The services were highlighted on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Bengaluru, with home-care support for patients including those outside the city.
- Why
- To support patients who have difficulty travelling to hospital and to help manage symptoms and caregiving needs at home.
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With the help of volunteers and NGOs, we also extend financial support for children’s education. We provide waterbed and airbed, ration kits, and nebuliser machines for use at home. It is not just about treating the patient.
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- Beneficiaries
- More than 3,000 patients and caregivers
- Home-care visits
- More than 750
- Distance travelled
- Over 12,000 km
- Inpatient capacity
- More than 30 patients
- Telephone and video care
- Call for Care - Neravina Kare service was relaunched
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