With financial support from Hospice of Northwest Ohio, St. Luke's Hospital was able to renovate a "block" of the hospital and open a true palliative care unit.
Category: Partnership Stories
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How one partnership gave much-needed support, and it had nothing to do with money
Our international partnerships here at GPIC form the backbone of what we do. Initially, the first thing many think about is sending money overseas, but in reality, the partnerships are about so much more than that.
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Global Palliative Care Heroes Campaign
Global Partners in Care is excited to announce the Global Palliative Care Heroes recognition campaign to honor palliative care workers.
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Gone but not Forgotten
The Rocking Horse Project recently shared some touching stories about children that passed away while in their care in 2020.
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Local woman helps Khanya Hospice
Preashnee Sewdayal decided she is going to do an adult nappy drive for Khanya Hospice in South Africa. She has always heard and seen in the media the kind of work that Khanya Hospice nursing staff are doing in a large area. “She surprised us,” says Khanya Hospice CEO, Neil McDonald. “Preashnee arrived with about...
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The Impact of Global Collaboration
Uplifted Care is partnered with Umodzi Palliative Care Clinic, a part of Palliative Care Support Trust (PCST). PCST recently shared the story of a pediatric patient who was given the pen name “John” for privacy, detailing his battle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and the value of the support from Uplifted Care.
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Dancing in solidarity across the oceans
HospiceWits challenged their partner, Empath Health to the Jeusalema Dance Challenge. Staff from both organizations took a break from work to practice and perform together!
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Hunger is showing its hungry face
Local community members near Seke Rural Home Based Care (HBC) who are dealing with the vast effects of the global pandemic. Many are struggling, not only from the virus itself, but from the side-effects that come from lockdowns, restrictions and food shortages.
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How our Partners Celebrated World Hospice & Palliative Care Day
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) is an international day to raise awareness for the need of those living with a life-limiting illness to have access to quality palliative care. It takes place every year on the second Saturday in October. This year’s theme was My Care, My Comfort. To celebrate, many of our...
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Remembering Khumbulani on 7th Anniversary of The Rocking Horse Project in Eswatini
While visiting a hospital with a group of ladies from church, Denise Mortlock noticed a group of children in need of extra attention that did not have access to palliative care services. Seeing these children’s situation struck a nerve with Denise, and so began the journey of The Rocking Horse Project (RHP) in Eswatini. Denise,...