Palliative Care

NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR PALLIATIVE CARE (NPPC)

 Goal: Through this programme, terminally ill cancer patients are getting pain relief and other supportive care.

Availability & Accessibility of rational, quality pain relief & palliative care to the needy as an integral part of health care at all levels in alignment with community requirement

• Current Status: NPPC is a National Programme, implemented in Mizoram since October 2016 and currently covered eight (9) districts – Aizawl East, Aizawl West, Champhai, Kolasib, Mamit, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Serchhip & Siaha. State Palliative Care Cell is also established at Directorate of Hospital & Medical Education

Achievement during 2023-24

1. Training during FY 2023-20204:

• 5 Days Hands on Training at MSCI for Lawngtlai Medical Officer i/c NPPC

(16th – 20th October, 2023) 

• 5 Days Hands on Training at MSCI for NPPC Staff Nurse from District Hospital, Champhai, Kolasib, Lunglei & Serchhip (12th – 16th February, 2024).
• Training of Medical Officers from PHCs (13th March, 2024).

2. Good practices / Special achievement during FY 2023-20204 :

• Home Based Visit in 9 Districts and a total of 759 bed ridden patients was visited during the year. 
• Renewal of Registered Medical Institute License (RMI) for procurement, storage and dissemination of Morphine and other Opioids – MSCI and 9 District Hospitals.
• Distribution of Morphine – Free of cost.
• Home Based Care Kit provided to Home Visit patients according to their need.

3. Key Deliverables :

• Total no. of District Hospitals providing palliative care services :

Target – 9 Achievements -9

4. Case Detection Reportduring FY 2023-20204 :

• Total No of OPD Case - 4005
• Total No of IPD case - 2115
• Total  No. of New case - 835
• Total  No. of Home visit - 549
• Total  No. of patients visit at home - 759
• Total  No. of dead at hospital - 277
• Total  No. of dead at home – 315

ACHIEVEMENTS: 2022- 2023

• Renewal of Registered Medical Institute License (RMI) for procurement, storage and dissemination of Morphine for9 district Hospitals namely – Civil Hospital Aizawl, Mizoram State Cancer Institute (MSCI), State Referral Hospital Falkawn, District Hospital – Champhai, Kolasib, Mamit, Lawngtlai, Lunglei and Siaha had been completed.

• Procurement of equipments and furnitures for Siaha District completed&disseminated to district.

• World Hospice and Palliative Care Day was observed on 11^th October, 2022.TV Spots on Palliative Care was broadcast on Local Cables and Article on Palliative Care was published at Local Newspaper.

• Procurement of Morphine and Disseminated to District done.

• Printing and Dissemination of Morphine Card and Leaflets completed.

• OPD Services availableat District Palliative Care Unit.
• In Patient Service – 10 Bedded Palliative Ward at MSCI, Zemabawk and 4 Bedded Palliative Ward at Lunglei District Hospital available.
• Home Visit – By Doctor& Nurses under District Palliative Care Cell for bed ridden cancer patients to offer supportive care and psycological and moral support for the affected family.

• Procument of Equipments  for Infrastructure Strengthening of Serchhip District Hospital - 3^rd November, 2022

• Monitoring and Supervision under NPPC at Lunglei on 16^th to 18^th November, 2022.

• Review Meeting on 23^rd November, 2022 at Auditorium, Directorate of Hospital & Medical Education, MINECO, Aizawl.

• Monitoring and Supervision under NPPC at  State Referral Hospital, Falkawn on 17^th March, 2023.

• Stakeholder Meeting under NPPC on 22^nd March, 2023 at Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Zemabawk.

• Procurement of Home Based Care Kit completed - 27^th march, 2023

• Two Days Training of Doctors and Nurses on Palliative Care held on 12^thand13^th April, 2023 at Auditorium, Directorate of Hospital & Medical Education, MINECO, Aizawl.

• Five Days Hands on Training of Doctors and Nurses on Palliative Care at Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Zemabawk on 17^th to 21^st April, 2023

Case Detection:

REPORT FOR FY 2022 – 2023