WPCA activities are carried out by a number of workgroups chaired in different national associations and with members from around the world, as follows:
- Advocacy – Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
- World Hospice Palliative Care Day sub group, France
- Education and Training – Hospice Palliative Care Association, South Africa
- International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) – Hospice Palliative Care Association, South Africa
- Policy – African Palliative Care Association, Uganda
- Quality and Standards – National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, USA
- Research - Palliative Care Australia
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Addressing the Needs of Palliative Care Patients Around the World
A new international alliance was launched this week to address the needs of palliative care patients worldwide. The Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) states that globally, 100 million people need palliative care each year, but only seven percent receive it. From the press release:
