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Latest News
Coping with grief during the holidays
As 2018 draws to a close, we hold in our hearts all of you who have experienced the loss of a loved one, whether recent or in the past. We know that holidays and special celebrations are particularly difficult when you are grieving. This article, written for ehospice by bereavement care expert Robin Fiorelli, was […]
Why palliative care must be included in Universal Health Coverage
Today, 12 December, is Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. First celebrated in 2014, it marks the anniversary of the first unanimous United Nations resolution calling for all nations to provide affordable, quality health care for all their citizens. The day calls awareness to the human right to health. Universal Health Coverage has been included in […]
Hello, my name is Michael Mapenzi: a story for World AIDS Day
In honour of World AIDS Day tomorrow, Saturday 1 December, we wish to share a chapter from the ICPCN publication Touching Rainbows: Acknowledging the Child’s Voice in Palliative Care * written by Michael Mapenzi, an adolescent with AIDS cared for at Our Lady’s Hospice in Lusaka, Zambia back in 2010. The story may be old but […]
Inauguration Ceremony of Children’s Palliative Care Foundation and Children’s Palliative Care Symposium takes place in Hong Kong
The Children’s Palliative Care Foundation Inauguration and Children’s Palliative Care Symposium 2018 was held in Hong Kong on Sunday, 14th October 2018. The event was held in the Lu Guan Qiu Lecture Theatre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It was co-organised by The Hong Kong Society of Children’s Palliative Care and the Department of […]