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- MR Rajagopal received the Iconic Changemaker award at the businessline Changemaker Awards 2026.
- The recognition honors his work in integrating palliative care into national healthcare systems.
- Poonam Bagai accepted the award on his behalf.
- This work helps provide pain relief and dignity to patients facing serious illnesses.
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Poonam Bagai
Vice-Chairman, Pallium India
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“while doctors focused on curing the disease, she had learnt to focus on healing herself. Listening to Rajagopal subsequently helped her understand the role of palliative care in addressing such needs.”
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…treatment of disease. Speaking while accepting the award, Bagai recalled meeting Rajagopal more than two decades ago and learning from him about palliative care. Recounting her own experience with cancer, she said that while doctors focused on curing the disease, she had learnt to focus on healing herself. Listening to Rajagopal subsequently helped her understand the role of palliative care in addressing such needs. She described his work as providing relief from pain, dignity in suffering and the assurance that people need not face serious illness alone. Besides, Bagai highlighted his contribution to policy reforms, research,…
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Named India · Businessline · CanKids · Medical College in Kozhikode · MR Rajagopal · Pain and Palliative Care Society · Pallium India · Poonam Bagai
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