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Celebrate World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2025 with 50% Off PALPRAC Courses on EMGuidance Academy
On 11 October 2025, the world will come together to mark World Hospice & Palliative Care Day (WHPCD). This year’s theme says it all: “Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care.” And what better way to honour that than by making learning more accessible? To celebrate, PALPRAC is offering […]
Book launch: Griefseed by Malika Ndolvu
I recently had the privilege of attending the book launch of Malika Ndlovu’s new book, Griefseed. Many of you will remember the moving opening performance by this writer, poet, curator, and applied arts practitioner at the 2023 Palliative Care Conference in Cape Town. The launch, held at Exclusive Books in […]
Addressing the Gaps in Palliative Care: PALPRAC and EMGuidance Join Forces
Palliative care remains one of the most underutilised medical services worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief’s 2017 report and the WHO’s 2023 report, “Left behind in pain: Extent and causes of global variations in access to morphine for medical […]
Palliative care at the UCT Summer School
The UCT Summer School is an annual initiative by the University of Cape Town (UCT) that brings together members of the public for intellectually stimulating lectures across a variety of disciplines. This much-anticipated event aims to make academic knowledge accessible to everyone, offering a platform for learning and discussion. One […]
It was our great pleasure to host the South African Palliative Care Conference 2023 as a collaborative venture between the three leading palliative care organisations in our country, the Association of Palliative Care Practitioners of South Africa (PALPRAC), Palliative Care for Children South Africa (PatchSA) and the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA). This pioneering in-person conference took place from 26 – 29 April 2023 at the world-class Vineyard Hotel in the beautiful mother city of Cape Town.