CanSupport & Optum India Launch Mobile Palliative Care Clinics in Delhi

The MPCCs will be stationed outside major government hospitals on designated days and travel across Delhi in the afternoons to raise awareness on cancer prevention and encourage early referrals for palliative care.

CanSupport, India’s provider of free palliative care, and Optum India have launched two Mobile Palliative Care Clinics (MPCCs) in Delhi to deliver holistic, free-of-charge services for cancer patients and their caregivers.

The initiative, supported under Optum India’s CSR programme, focuses on improving access to medical, nursing, nutritional, psychosocial, and financial support.

Ms. Uma Ratnam Krishnan, Managing Director, Optum India, said, “At Optum India, we believe that meaningful change is driven by collaboration and compassion. Guided by our purpose to be a force for good in India, for India, our CSR initiatives have already touched the lives of over a million individuals. By reaching underserved communities across Delhi-NCR, we are helping ensure that patients and their families receive timely and much-needed support, right at their doorstep.”

The MPCCs will be stationed outside major government hospitals on designated days and travel across Delhi in the afternoons to raise awareness on cancer prevention and encourage early referrals for palliative care.

Dr. Ambika Rajvanshi, CEO, CanSupport, added, “The Mobile Clinics supported by Optum India mark another milestone in CanSupport’s continuing endeavor to bring palliative care closer to underserved cancer patients. Working in tandem with oncology units in public hospitals in Delhi will have the added benefit of improved treatment outcomes and quality of life while also supporting family caregivers. It will also help break the unfortunate association of palliative care as something that is only provided at the end of life.”

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