Families in Mumbai caring for someone with a life-limiting illness can't easily find palliative care they can use.
People in Mumbai living with serious illness, and their caregivers
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How this problem came to be
- Found1 sourceindianexpress.com
- Quoted4 claimseach checked against its page
- BriefWrittenand what solved looks like
- Market1 signals2.6 million people
- Kit5 steps22 tools · 6 routes
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The problem, broken down
- Who it hurts
- Patients with chronic and life-limiting conditions (neurological, lung, kidney, liver disease and others) and the family members who care for them at home.
- The moment
- When doctors say a cure is no longer the goal and the family has to find pain relief, therapy and support close to home.
- What people do today
- Families rely on word of mouth and a few free centres; most people who need palliative care in Maharashtra never get comprehensive care.
- Why it's unsolved
- Palliative services are scattered across hospitals, trusts and home-care teams, many are not listed anywhere, and new civic centres are only now being planned.
- What solved looks like
- A free, multilingual finder for Mumbai where a caregiver enters the patient's condition, ward and needs (pain, physiotherapy, home visits, daycare) and gets nearby palliative and daycare services with cost, eligibility and contact details, kept current with providers and the BMC.
Evidence
Every claim is tied to the source it comes from- 1The BMC and the Sukoon Nilaya Foundation announced plans to open seven free palliative care and adult daycare centres across Mumbai, one in each of the city's seven administrative divisions.
- 2In Maharashtra alone there are potentially 2.6 million people who need palliative care, but only 20,000 get access to holistic and comprehensive care, according to the chairman of the King George V Memorial Trust.
- 3The Sukoon Nilaya centre has expanded from 13 beds to 35 beds and is in the process of expanding to 75 beds.
- 4The municipal commissioner said that with India's population ageing, the fraction needing palliative care could reach 20-25%.
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What the source says, in short
The BMC and the Sukoon Nilaya Foundation announced plans to open seven free palliative care and adult daycare centres across Mumbai, one in each of the city's seven administrative divisions. In Maharashtra alone there are potentially 2.6 million people who need palliative care, but only 20,000 get access to holistic and comprehensive care, according to the chairman of the King George V Memorial Trust. The Sukoon Nilaya centre has expanded from 13 beds to 35 beds and is in the process of expanding to 75 beds. The municipal commissioner said that with India's population ageing, the fraction needing palliative care could reach 20-25%.
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How big this is, from the evidence
- The Indian Express: Mumbai civic body, Sukoon Nilaya to open 7 free palliative care centres (Oct 2026) ↗Who it touches · High confidence2.6 million people“In Maharashtra alone there are potentially 2.6 million people who need palliative care, but only 20,000 get access to holistic and comprehensive care, according to the chairman of the King George V Memorial Trust.”
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