The Kampala team of Hospice Africa Uganda, one of IAHPC’s Lifetime Members featured in this issue. Photo used with permission.

In Memoriam—Dr. Roger Woodruff Lukas and Liliana dedicate their usual message to a memorial for IAHPC’s cofounder, first president, and prolific book reviewer, Dr. Woodruff, who died on July 18. A short biography is accompanied by remembrances from cofounders as well as former and current IAHPC Board members.
Policy & Advocacy IAHPC participates in the CICAD (Inter-American Drug Abuse Control) meeting. Dr. Katherine Pettus asks readers to help IAHPC advocate for solutions to the failed “supply control” method.
Guest Advocacy Column Palliative care development in Burkina Faso: a mid-term report by Hospice Burkina.
News
- The first published results from the fledgling Global Palliative Care Database on first consults.
- Last chance to send your snapshots! The IAHPC Photo Contest deadline is August 31.
- Top 10 Pallipedia terms
- What’s New in the IAHPC Calendar
- New listings for the IAHPC Global Directories: educational programs and institutions/organizations.
Grants in Action Two attendees from Ghana report on a Palliative Care Initiators Course held in Uganda in May.
Featured Story Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, chair of India’s COVID Care Centre, describes the terrifying difference between the two surges.
IAHPC Book Reviews are on hiatus after the loss of reviewer Dr. Roger Woodruff, who wrote 979 reviews for this newsletter during his decades of service.
Lessons from the Literature
Under My Microscope IAHPC Research Advisor Dr. Tania Pastrana selects an article on management of depression in palliative care.

Media Watch: Lessons learned from COVID-19 Research that helps us move forward—from North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific—in Barry Ashpole’s monthly roundup.
Meet Some of Our Lifetime Members Dr. Esther Munyoro in Kenya, and Hospice Africa Uganda.
Membership Matters
- A Deeper Dive... into the geographical breakdown of IAHPC’s membership in Europe.
- Members’ Impact
- Members in this month’s newsletter
- New & Renewing Members’ List
List of Donors

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