The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to file a detailed status report within three weeks on the implementation of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s 2017 guidelines on palliative care.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while hearing a petition seeking directions to make palliative care for terminally ill patients a part of the national health programme. The matter has been posted for further hearing on November 25 .

Palliative care refers to specialised medical care for individuals suffering from serious or terminal illnesses, focusing on improving quality of life rather than curing the disease.

Senior advocate Jayna Kothari , appearing for the petitioner, informed the court that the National Programme for Palliative Ca

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