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Palliative Care Ministries

Read all about EHA's Palliative Care Ministries in this newsletter. Learn how they help patients with chronic or life-limiting illnesses to live life pain-free and with peace and dignity.  
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Illiteracy Impacts Medical Care of Boy

How do you teach a family how to measure insulin shots for their son when they can’t read letters or numbers? This is the situation Chinchpada doctors found themselves in when 13-year-old Sahas was diagnosed with diabetes. Neither Sahas nor his parents had ever been to school, and they were completely illiterate. The medical team…
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Her Head Held High

Padmini was just 20 years old when her husband abandoned her and took away her four children. The reason? Her skin was disfigured from the condition of lupus. She was robbed of her dignity as a woman, a wife, and a mother, and had to retreat to her parents’ home. All for the want of…
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Exciting Updates from Chinchpada Christian Hospital

Chinchpada has some wonderful recent upgrades to their hospital. ~ 14-bed ICU and 14-bed medical ward inaugurated ~ Nirmala Memorial Staff Quarters inaugurated ~ New dental chair ~ Free hydroxyurea medication obtained for sickle cell disease patients ~ Five research projects ongoing at Chinchpada in collaboration with other organizations     ~ CT scanner and…
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The Freedom to Weep

Arvind was suffering greatly until the Prem Sewa Hospital palliative care team found him. At just 33 years of age, he was dying from oral cancer. The team was able to relieve much of his pain and dress his large facial wound, making him more comfortable. They taught Arvind’s wife, Suman, the best way to…
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Palliative Care’s Significant Impact

If you or a loved one has ever needed hospice (or palliative) care, you know the enormous impact that service can have. Educating, reducing pain, helping the family—all of these things help ease a person toward death. EHA’s palliative care’s impact is even more significant in areas where medical care is limited and funds are…
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A New Lease on Life for Anika

Anika is just 11 years old, but she has lived all of her days struggling with severe cerebral palsy. She is completely dependent upon her mother for eating, bathing, and dressing. When she was six, she became a part of Landour Community Hospital’s Samvedna disability project. At first, she couldn’t move her neck, making any…
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Improvements at Landour Community Hospital

Things are looking up at Landour Community Hospital (LCH). The staff are seeing close to 100 outpatients a day, and inpatient surgeries are up. While they still have a shortage of doctors, they have some new staff coming in, including several US doctors and nurses. It is difficult for American medical personnel to get licensed…

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