MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dear readers:
Last month we sent a call for applications to the IAHPC Traveling Scholarship Program which helps support the travel of palliative care workers from developing countries to attend the 7th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). The Research Congress of EAPC will take place in Trondheim, Norway, June 7-9, 2012. We are pleased to announce that the following grantees were selected:
- Alick Austine Kayange; Head, Pediatric section Pastoral Activities and Services for people with AIDS Dar es Salaam Archdiocese (PASADA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Avetis Babakhanyan, Palliative Care program, Hospital of Police of Armenia; Masis Med. Center, Ayntap, Armenia.
- Juliano Ferreira, Physical Therapy, Palliative Care unit, Hospital Estadual Américo Brasiliense, Sao Paulo. Brazil.
- Irena Laska; Executive Director, Family Health Care Association, Korça, Albania.
- Mariam Velijanashvili, Palliative care physician, Georgian National Association, Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Janet Stanford; Medical director and chief executive, Knysna Sedgefield Hospice, Knysna, South Africa.
- Aynur Aktas; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Research Fellow, Ankara, Turkey.
Congratulations to all these grantees and we look forward to their reports following the congress. We are glad that we are able to continue supporting the EAPC Congress and to facilitate the participation of individuals from developing countries.
Donations to IAHPC: We are very grateful with the following organizations for their commitment to IAHPC and for their financial support:
The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to help support palliative care education in sub-Saharan Africa: This grant was awarded a year ago and we recently received the second payment of the grant. The grant is to support individuals working in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe towards covering the costs of:
- Post-qualification certified courses in palliative care, and
- Courses to build competence and skills in research in palliative care.
We are deeply grateful with the DPWMF, especially with Olivia Dix, Head of the Palliative Care Initiative for this grant and their confidence in our organization, and especially for their support of the development of hospice and palliative care in Sub Saharan Africa.
Grunenthal GmbH (Germany) for their unconditional donation, to help support our educational and research programs and activities in palliative care. Many thanks to Grunenthal, and especially to Dr. Detlef Von Zabern for his support of global palliative care.
Friends of IAHPC: A group of volunteers and members has created a website called Friends of IAHPC intended to increase the awareness of and help promote hospice and palliative care development worldwide. Their goal is to keep people informed on how palliative care can make a difference on the quality of life of patients, families and caregivers. A series of announcements will be sent this month. We ask you to share and help spread the message of this new campaign.
The campaign website is www.friendsofiahpc.org Please take a look and visit the website.
Until next month!
Roberto Wenk, MD
Chair
Liliana De Lima, MHA
Executive Director
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