October is Members’ month and we are celebrating the support we receive from individuals and institutions around the world by giving away prizes in two categories: One to recognize loyalty among those current members who have kept their membership active for at least two consecutive years and one to those who bring and invite others to join. This edition of the newsletter includes the announcement and instructions on how to participate.
We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity and keep supporting IAHPC and our mission to promote and advance palliative care globally.
Saturday October 14 is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
This is a great campaign coordinated by the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) with the support of the global palliative care community. The focus of this year’s World Day is ‘Universal Health Coverage and Palliative Care – Don't leave those suffering behind’ to align with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2030. You can read more in an article by Claire Morris in this edition of the newsletter. Many organizations throughout the world are planning celebrations to increase awareness among lay people, governments and patients that palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and families, and that appropriate policies and funding mechanisms need to be put in place to ensure access to palliative care to those in need. More about World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, the initiatives taking place around the world, photos and resources are available on the World Day website.
We recently announced a call for applications for IAHPC Traveling Scholarship (TS) to three important and exciting meetings next year: the IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Cuidados Paliativos of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Cuidados Paliativos (ALCP) in Santiago, Chile on April 11-14; the 10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) in Bern, Switzerland, on May 24-26; and the 3rd International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) Conference in Durban, South Africa, on May 30 to June 2. This edition of the newsletter includes a call for applications. As many of you know, the TS program is designed to provide support to palliative care workers from middle- and low-income countries that wish to attend a meeting, conference, seminar, or enroll in a university program or in any other educational activity to improve their knowledge and skills. From January through August 2017, the IAHPC received 137 TS applications. Because of financial constraints, we were able to fund only 45 percent of the applications received. This means that a large number of palliative care workers were left without the training they need to improve care provision for patients and their families. Please consider donating to the IAHPC TS program through the Global Giving platform. The goal of this campaign is to raise $50,000 allowing the IAHPC to double its size. To contribute to this campaign, please visit the Global Giving website.
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How your gift supports the IAHPC mission
Achieved: $24,941
Goal: $30,000
83%
Education
Your gift funds the operational costs of our online courses taught by globally recognized experts who volunteer their time and provide educational resources relevant to palliative care topics. It also supports scholarships that enable palliative care workers to attend educational events and congresses, and allows us to maintain Pallipedia, the free, live, online dictionary.
The goal of this pillar is to implement strategies, resources and tools that will improve the competencies of the global workforce for appropriate palliative care delivery. We have two programs under this pillar plus many other resources for our members.
Your gift enables us to build and strengthen the partnerships that accelerate global, regional, and national advocacy for palliative care. We advocate for its integration into primary health care under universal health coverage and effective access to essential palliative care medicines and packages for people of all ages. Your gift supports our work to prepare delegates and participate in technical consultation meetings of the relevant UN organizations.
The goal this pillar is the integration of palliative care into primary health care within the spectrum of universal coverage to improve access to adequate care for patients in need. We offer the following to our members:
Documents on Human Rights and Access to Medicines and Care
Research
Your gift enables us to continue doing research that provides guidance and recommendations for action, based on responses from the global palliative care community. Such research includes our recent evaluation of the impact of euthanasia and assisted dying practices on palliative care workers and the use of essential medicines for palliative care. It also supports the costs of publications focused on research relevant to palliative care.
The goal of this pillar is to design and implement projects that lead to the integration of palliative care into health policies, resolutions, and key documents. Our studies help us provide guidance and recommendations, and take action based on the responses from the global palliative care community.
Your membership enables you to participate in IAHPC projects such as the:
Your gift enables us to continue our in-depth reporting and book reviews in Pallinews, as well as media campaigns that raise awareness about the need to increase access to care and support for patients and families.
We are a small organization that allocates over 80% of our budget to mission driven programs and to the maintenance of our free website. We need operational funding to continue the work.
Give a gift, get a gift
IAHPC members: When you gift a 2-year membership to a colleague in a low- or middle-income country, we extend your membership by 6 months.
