Kumar Suresh K
Institute of Palliative Medicine, Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 May;33(5):623-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.005.
Kerala, in India, has shown enormous progress in the area of palliative care (PC). Most of it is due to the network of community initiatives in PC in north Kerala. This network, called "Neighborhood Network in Palliative Care," has more than 60 units covering a population of more than 12 million, and is probably the largest community-owned PC network in the world. The evolution and functioning of this network and the lessons learned are discussed.
印度的喀拉拉邦在姑息治疗领域取得了巨大进展。这主要归功于喀拉拉邦北部姑息治疗方面的社区倡议网络。这个名为“姑息治疗邻里网络”的网络有60多个单位，覆盖人口超过1200万，可能是世界上最大的社区所有的姑息治疗网络。本文讨论了该网络的发展、运作情况以及从中吸取的经验教训。
