The Health Minister committed to onboard Sparsh under the Aarogyasri scheme

Health Minister compares Sparsh Hospice with the temple and said that he was feeling like visiting a temple

SPARSH HOSPICE, Center for Palliative Care celebrated WORLD HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE DAY (WHPCD) 2024 at Nanakramguda on Monday.

Sparsh Hospice was the first centre started for palliative care in united Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

SRI C. DAMODAR RAJANARSIMHA, the Health, Medical & Family Welfare, Science and Technology Minister was the Chief Guest at the celebration.   Speaking on the occasion he said “I am feeling that I am visiting a temple. I am touched by the services offered by the palliative care team of Sparsh. I will offer all help in my personal capacity to make this wonderful project sustainable.”

Minister also mentioned that as we go on pilgrimages with the quest for satisfaction, courage, comfort, desire and hope. But the real temple and the real service can be found in venues like Sparsh.

He further committed to onboard Sparsh Hospice under the Aarogyasri scheme, which will sustain the Trust in running Sparsh project and multiply the impact of the project.

Welcoming the gathering of doctors, caregivers, beneficiaries and guests to the event Dr M. Subrahmanyam, Long-term Trustee, Sparsh Hospice said “Sparsh is a 82-bedded facility has been serving the palliative care and hospice needs of the people of Telangana from the last 13 years through inpatient, home care services and outpatient services.

The year 2024 marks 10 years since the World Health Assembly passed the only stand-alone resolution on palliative care, calling for all countries to “strengthen palliative care as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life course.” This is what inspired the theme for 2024 and Sparsh Hospice has crossed serving 11,000 beneficiaries which comes with this year’s theme.

What started as a 10-bed facility has now grown, 13 years later, into an 82-bed facility with 6 home care vans and 3 pain clinics, a widely respected hospice in the field of palliative care.

Over the years, Sparsh Hospice has touched the lives of more than 11,000 patients suffering from serious illnesses such as cancer.