To die with dignity — hospice care for the poor in India
Publication date: 17 October 2012
Abstract
Subject area
Non-profit management and corporate strategy.
Study level/applicability
The case is appropriate for teaching undergraduate students, executive MBAs and graduate students. The case is useful for an overview of hospice and palliative care in the developed and developing world, and for class room discussions of external analysis of non-profit organizations' ecosystems, funding needs and industry analysis.
Case overview
Hospice care in the developed parts of the world is well established but in most developing countries, there are no organized hospice care facilities. This case focuses on a charitable organization, Brthya – Add Value to Life (Brthya – AVTL), that established and operates hospice care in Chennai, India. The Indian context for hospice care, and the ecosystem needed to sustain ongoing operations, are described along with a summary of four different models of hospice care used in other parts of the world.
Expected learning outcomes
The case will help students to understand: what hospice care is and its various forms; management issues related to funding and operating hospice care in particular and a non-profit in general; ecosystems that make non-profits sustainable in emerging economies; and managing expansion and growth in non-profit organizations, in emerging economies and globally.
Supplementary materials
Teaching notes are available; please consult your librarian for access.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the principals at Add Value to Life Foundation in Chantilly, VA, USA, and the Brthya Foundation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, especially Mr Shyam Krishna of AVTL and Mr K.R. Paramesvar, Mr C.S. Raghunathan, Mr Shanmugham Ponnambalam and Ms Thenmozhi. They would also like to thank the Social Services Management Research Team of Mr David Holcombe, Ms Patricia Eaton, Dr Patricia Castaneda-Davis and Ms Lesley Anderson for their excellent research work and report, Add Value to Life and Brthya Hospice Project Report, completed for Saint Mary's College under their supervision.
Citation
Shyam, K. and Jyoti, B. (2012), "To die with dignity — hospice care for the poor in India", , Vol. 2 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/20450621211292391
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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