Pakistan’s Christian hospice to close after 50 years
Pakistan- Voice of America
Rawalpindi’s Christian hospice, which caters mainly to Muslim patients, is being forced to close because of falling donations and rising costs.
Philanthropist Khoo Bee See pledges $1m to Assisi Hospice
Singapore- The Straits Times
A $1 million pledge by Madam Khoo Bee See, daughter of the late banker-philanthropist Khoo Teck Puat, will help Assisi Hospice hire more staff for more than 500 patients who receive care at home.
NDPS Bill to help over a million: experts
The New Indian Express
With the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Amendment Bill hanging in the Parliament, pain and palliative care experts have called upon the government to ensure its passage during the ensuing winter session.
Bill Gates: Where to put the smart money to end AIDS
US- CNN
Bill Gates writes about the need to reaffirm the commitment to ending the AIDS epidemic and to support the Global Fund, which has helped save nearly 9 million lives.
Congratulations, Dr Priyadarshini Kulkarni
Pallium India
Dr Priyadarshini Kulkarni, Medical Director of Cipla Palliative Care and Training Centre at Pune, is the winner of this year’s annual award from the Cancer Aid and Research Foundation.
Hospice co-founder receives global award
US- Lake County News
Maria Almia De Los Santos, co-founder of Hospice Services of Lake County, has been named one of the top 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World.
Attributes of a counsellor
Swazi Observer
Swaziland Hospice at Home provides counselling in various ways including psychotherapy, bereavement counselling, spiritual counselling and voluntary counselling and testing.
Palliative care, the treatment that respects pain
The New York Times blog
“The vast majority of patients who need palliative care are not dying,” Dr Meier, the director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, said in an interview.
Iran reports sharp rise in people with HIV
Iran- The Guardian
The number of HIV-positive citizens in Iran has skyrocketed over the past decade, state television has reported.
Spiritual care: challenges in a multicultural and multi-religious society
EAPC blog
Piret Paal, researcher at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, explains the key points discussed at a recent German-speaking conference on multi-religious spirituality and multi-professional spiritual care.
Teaching death in Sunday school (and other religious and non-religious institutions)
It’s OK to Die
Post by Dr. Monica Williams-Murphy about talking to children about death and dying.
Hospice Africa Uganda: A vision of peace
ehospice Africa
Doctor Anne Merriman was responsible for the founding of Hospice Africa Uganda, a model for hospice in Africa. She recently told the Medical Missionaries of Mary about her personal journey in bringing comfort and care to countless people.
New policy guidelines for adolescents with HIV
ehospice International children’s edition
WHO have a new policy brief entitled: HIV and adolescents: Testing and counselling, treatment and care for adolescents living with HIV.
Call to Table HIV/AIDS Bill
ehospice India
While World Aids Day is celebrated on 1 December, Indians are waiting for the HIV/AIDS bill to be tabled in the coming parliament session.
The Law – what is it good for? Part 2
ehospice Australia
In Part 2 of this series, ehospice investigates whether it is possible for patients to sue healthcare providers in Australia, examines state law regarding ACDs, as well as how best to prepare for an inevitable situation.
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