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Celebrating World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2024 with PALPRAC
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to PALPRAC’s e-book project in celebration of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD)! This year’s theme, “Ten Years Since the Resolution: How are we doing?”, encouraged us to reflect on how far we’ve come since the 2014 palliative care resolution, while acknowledging the ongoing challenges we […]
Highlights from the 2024 PainSA Congress in Durban
The 2024 PainSA Congress recently took place in Durban (17th-19th May 2024) and was a resounding success. Esteemed colleagues from around the world gathered to share valuable insights and discuss advancements in pain management. PainSA, the South African chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain, aims to enhance pain management across Southern […]
Breaking the Barriers: Promoting “phila unethezeke” (palliative care) Awareness in Khayelitsha
According to community members, palliative care in Khayelitsha has long been associated with death, making it a sensitive topic for the community. Cultural and spiritual beliefs about death contribute to barriers in accessing palliative care resulting in many community members avoiding discussion and options for palliative care. Our goal in Khayelitsha is to change the […]
BizCommunity reports: “Unveiling the heroes: A look behind the scenes of integrating palliative care into SA’s public health system.”
Dr Clint Cupido is a trailblazer in the palliative care community in South Africa. In an interview with Dr Clint Cupido, director of Abundant Life, a palliative care programme at Victoria Hospital in Wynberg, published by BizCommunity, he explains how patients living with serious illnesses and their loved ones are supported through their programme. It […]
Lotus FM: SA one of kind Palliative Care Conference 2023
Palliative Care Conference 2023 28 April 2023 Lotus FM Interview with Leigh Meinert, advocacy manager at APCC, about the Palliative Care Conference in April 2023 and palliative care in general.