Here at ehospice, we are looking forward to the upcoming APCA/HPCA conference. We are particularly looking forward to meeting up with the impressive range of palliative care workers who are coming from across the world.
To help our readers get to know some of the participants at the conference, we thought we would ask some of the participants to answer a few short questions about themselves. This week we have answers from Jenny Hunt, a palliative care and bereavement consultant in Zimbabwe.
- What is your name and current profession?
Jenny Hunt: Palliative care and bereavement consultant
- What are many challenges in your home country to securing universal access to palliative care?
There is a lack of commitment from the Ministry of Health to implement palliative care, provide pain medication and to integrate palliative care into the health system. Human resources are limited due to economic problems in Zimbabwe and there is a consequent flight of skilled personnel.
- What is the one thing you are looking forward to most at the conference in September?
Connecting with palliative care colleagues, sharing up to date information and being with like-minded people.
Next week ehospice will be talking to Luzibo William, a Social Worker Volunteer in Holy Cross Hospice based in Gaborone, Botswana.
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