Advance Care Planning in India: Current status and future directions. A short narrative review
Roop Gursahani, Naveen Salins, Sushma Bhatnagar, Savita Butola, Raj Mani, Dhvani Mehta, Srinagesh Simha
Abstract
India is undergoing economic, demographic and epidemiologic transitions. The healthcare industry is expanding rapidly as the burden of non-communicable diseases increases. The Indian Supreme Court [[1]Common Cause vs Union of India: Supreme Court of India. Miscellaneous application No 1699 of 2019 in Writ Petition (Civil) No 215 of 2005. Accessed Mar 26, 2023 https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2019/25360/25360_2019_3_504_41295_Judgement_24-Jan-2023.pdfGoogle Scholar] has recently enabled Advance Medical Directives (AMD). Implementation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) will depend on civil society and the palliative care sector until government support is available.