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Jerry Pinto highlights importance of palliative care at Visakhapatnam event

Author Jerry Pinto emphasized palliative care's significance at a 'Meet the Author' event held at Inorbit Mall in Visakhapatnam. His talk, focused on his book A Good Life: The Power of Palliative Care, attracted interest from local leaders and highlighted the necessity of compassionate support for those facing serious illnesses.

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Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Jerry Pinto highlights importance of palliative care at Visakhapatnam event

Key Takeaways

  • •Jerry Pinto's book, A Good Life: The Power of Palliative Care, highlights how compassionate care can improve life quality for those with serious illnesses.
  • •The event at Inorbit Mall in Visakhapatnam was attended by P. Vishnu Kumar Raju, the MLA for Visakhapatnam North.
  • •The Rohit Memorial Trust and Crossword Bookstores collaborated to organize the ‘Meet the Author’ program.
  • •Pinto announced the Jeyaraja Rao Memorial Interschool Public Speaking Boot Camp and Contest during the event.
  • •The discussion attracted representatives from medicine, education, and literature, showcasing community interest in palliative care.

At Inorbit Mall in Visakhapatnam,author and journalist Jerry Pinto stressed urgent need for palliative care. Part of a ‘Meet the Author’ program, event was organized with Rohit Memorial Trust and Crossword Bookstores . Pinto's latest book, A Good Life: The Power of Palliative Care, took center stage. He explained how compassionate care boosts quality of life for those with serious illnesses,offering vital support to families.

Notable figures like P. Vishnu Kumar Raju, MLA for Visakhapatnam North, and Roshni Aparanji Korati, Deputy Chairperson of Visakhapatnam Port Authority, attended. Representatives from medicine, education,literature sectors also showed up,showing community's interest in topic.

Besides his book,Pinto revealed a poster for the Jeyaraja Rao Memorial Interschool Public Speaking Boot Camp and Contest . This engaged audience with initiatives to boost student communication skills. Event highlighted palliative care's role in improving life quality,echoing with attendees and wider community…

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