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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = CanSupport<br />
| logo = <br />
| type = <br />
| founded = 1996<br />
| founder = Harmala Gupta<br />
| location = 60/2D, Yusuf Sarai, Indian Oil Building Compound [[New Delhi]]-110016, [[India]]<br />
| region_served = [[India]]<br />
| focus = [[Palliative care]]<br />
| headquarters = New Delhi<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28.558690258|77.208496032|display=inline}}<br />
| services = home care, day care, out-patient clinic<br />
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| website = {{URL|http://www.cansupport.org/}}<br />
| leader_title = CEO<br />
| leader_name = Ambika Rajwanshi<br />
}}<br />
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'''CanSupport''' is an organization based in India that supports [[cancer]] patients. They work in the field of [[palliative care]] in north India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theres Life Beyond Cancer |url=https://www.businesswireindia.com/theres-life-beyond-cancer-56838.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.businesswireindia.com |language=en}}</ref> They aim to serve people suffering from cancer through their programs -home care, outpatient clinics and day care centers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CanSupport: No ordinary NGO |url=https://thedailyguardian.com/cansupport-no-ordinary-ngo/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=TheDailyGuardian |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== About the Founder ==<br />
Harmala Gupta founded CanSupport in 1996 after her own battle with cancer. While working on her Ph.D. thesis in [[McGill University]], Montreal, Canada, she was diagnosed with [[Hodgkin lymphoma|Hodgkin's lymphoma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating National Doctors' Day - National Doctors' Day 2023- Medithon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/medithon/doctors-day |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> Her experience with Hodgkin's lymphoma inspired her to establish CanSupport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harmala Gupta - International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care |url=https://hospicecare.com/bio/harmala-gupta/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=hospicecare.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
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* In 2017, CanSupport was declared a "Public Health Champion" by the World Health Organization, WHO.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Health Champion Awards |url=https://www.who.int/india/news/detail/12-07-2017-public-health-champion-awards |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref><br />
* In 2015, CanSupport was awarded the Rashtriya Swayamsiddha Samman in the Inspirational Model Category in the field of healthcare. This National Award has been instituted by the JSPL Foundation, a non-profit CSR wing of Jindal Steel and Power Limited, to recognize exemplary grassroots NGOs in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2024 |title=Social innovators awarded by JSPL Foundation |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/social-innovators-awarded-by-jspl-foundation-116011500647_1.html |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=business standard}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Volunteer organisations in India]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]<br />
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