News From Global Partners in Care
The Tale of a Successful
Partnership
Many of our Global
Partners in Care
U.S. partners engage
in unique activities
to maintain a
strong and robust
relationship with
Participants in Samaritan's Painting with a
their international
Twist fundraiser display their humanitarian
masterpieces.
partner. The
following article was submitted by Carol Paprocki
from Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice. In it she
describes how Samaritan has remained committed
to their partner, Kawempe Home Care of Uganda.
Read more...
Partnership and its Impact
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Philadelphia and
Khanya Hospice of South Africa have been partners
for over ten years. The funds VITAS has raised to
support their international partner have been put
to good use allowing the organization to focus
on caring for their patients despite challenging
conditions. In a letter of thanks received from CEO
Neil McDonald, he highlights some of the ways the
funds have been used. Read more...
Congratulations to the 2016
African Palliative Care Education
Scholarship Recipients
Global Partners in Care in collaboration with the
African Palliative Care Association (APCA) have
awarded education scholarships to further the
knowledge and skill of African nurses and social
workers in the provision of palliative care.
Congratulations to the following recipients:
Social Worker:
Justine Nyegenye
Mbale Hospital, Mbale, Kenya
Rebecca Mirembe
Uganda Christian Univeristy, Mukono, Uganda
Learn more about Global Partners in Care and
APCA's scholarship program and find out how you
can make a donation.
World Hospice and Palliative Care
Day is October 8th
The theme of World Hospice and Palliative Care
Day 2016 is: Living and dying in pain: It doesn't
have to happen. WHPC Day notes that 75% of the
world population does not have adequate access
to controlled medications for pain relief. As a
result, millions of people suffer from pain which
is avoidable and could be managed with proper
access to the correct medications. Read more...
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