Institute of Palliative Medicine, the training, research and outreach arm of Pain and Palliative Care Society was designated as World Health Organisation Collaborating Center for community participation in Palliative Care and Long Term Care. We are the first institution in the area of Palliative Care in Low and Middle income countries to be designated as WHOCC. Pain and Palliative Care Society (PPCS) was started in 1993 as a right based Civil Society Organization for people living with incurable and debilitating illness.