Since the start of the winter season in South Africa, the KwaZulu-Natal province has seen devastating floods. Two of our partners, Khanya Hospice and South Coast Hospice, serve in the most affected areas.
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Expanding Our Global Reach
Earlier this year, we learned how HoH Moldova is working with Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war in their country. HoH Moldova has four palliative care teams working throughout the country – two of which are located very near to the Ukrainian border.
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Joanne Rosen
Chief Marketing & Public Affairs Officer, Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice As a member of Samaritan’s senior leadership team, Rosen provides leadership and oversight for all marketing and public affairs operations to support Samaritan’s mission, vision and strategic goals. Samaritan is a community-based, not-for-profit provider serving the southern New Jersey region. Samaritan provides home-based primary care,...
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Paul Z. Mmbando
Health Programs Director, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) Dr. Mmbando is a Health Programs Director at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). He also heads the ELCT Palliative Care Program – which is the largest palliative care program in Tanzania with about 25 active hospital-based palliative care teams. Dr. Mmbando helped lead the...
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Olaitan Soyannwo
President, Centre for Palliative Care Nigeria, Professor of Anesthesia, Consultant Anesthesia, Pain and Palliative Care Professor Soyannwo is a cofounder and president of the Centre for Palliative Care Nigeria and is a professor of anesthesia and consultant in anesthesia, pain and palliative care. She has served as the Head of Department of Anesthesia and Dean...
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Intern Project Helps Make Evidence-based Palliative Care Research Accessible
The African Palliative Care Association has a goal to create an Evidence Gap Map of palliative care in Africa. The idea is to create an accessible, searchable and interactive repository of palliative care research conducted in Africa.
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2021 Global Partnership Award Winners
We are proud to announce that Hospice of the North Coast and Nkhoma Mission Hospital are the winners of the 2021 Global Partnership Award.
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The Life Story of Dr. Bernice Catherine Harper
This is the story of Dr. Bernice Catherine Harper, MSW, MScPH, LLD whose life has been dedicated to those in need; a woman who has chosen a life of service over a life of comfort.
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Happy New Year!
The holidays are behind us and we’re cautiously – but optimistically –looking forward to another year of increasing access to palliative care through partnerships, education and collaboration.
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When Funding Gets Tight
The provision of palliative care in a low-resource setting calls for dedication and innovation, even in the best of times. In rural settings, simply getting to patients – or patients to clinics or hospitals – is a major challenge.