Table 2.

WHO recommendations on Education and traininginitiating a programme in a low- or middle-income country[7]

Recommendation	Achievement
Basic training (20-40 h) for the health-care providers working at the primary and community levels	IAPC supported CCEPC course 200 doctors and nurses from 2008
Intermediate-level training (60-80 h) for the physicians and nurses who are dealing with cancer patients at the secondary and tertiary levels	250 government doctors and nurses from 10 plain districts, 2 desert districts and 2 tribal districts completed a 6-day hands on competency-based curriculum supported by a grant from the National programme in Palliative Care disbursed through the National Health Mission
Proficiency (specialized) training (3-6 months) to the specialized teams or palliative care units at the secondary and tertiary levels	The Pallium India/Indo American Cancer Association has supported the training of 26 doctors and nurses (through a 6-week course) The cancer treatment centre training programme under the joint auspices of Ministry of health, AIIMS New Delhi and/Lien Collaborative/Asia Pacific Hospice Network has trained 24 doctors and nurses working in cancer hospitals in Jodhpur, Kota, Jaipur Bikaner and Udaipur
Undergraduate training in medical and nursing schools	Is still limited to cancer departments and oncology nursing curricula

IJPC: Indian Association of Palliative Care, CCEPC