IAHPC grant helped train 33 in basic palliative care in Burkina Faso. Also: more $2,500 USD LEAD grants coming in 2025.
In Practice
Member Stories & Insights
These are two sayings that we found helpful at our community palliative care intake office:
"She is at the crossroads and will declare herself in next day or so." It is used when the family is unsure if the end of life is happening, and is unsure how to proceed. They are usually in a realm of struggling to accept the decline in condition, and often wanting to push fluids, etc., when acute symptom management has been given and it is unclear if the person has responded.
“How about you let your mum guide our practice here." This was useful when a son was struggling with his mother's refusal of food and fluid. It worked magic in a gentle way.
—Bronwyn Lee, Eastern Palliative Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
In Practice features anecdotes and advice from IAHPC members. Do you have something to share? Send it to the Pallinews editor at: [email protected]
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Community & Home-Based Palliative Care This topic is the focus of the most recent issue of Barry Ashpole's Literature Search, divided geographically with sections on Africa, Asia, Australia, central Europe, India, Korea, North America, Scandinavia, and the UK.
Care Seminar Online Did you miss IAHPC's October seminar on the UN's International Day of Care and Support? Now you can view it online.
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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.
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