Hospice and palliative care is a facility that focuses on extended care and treatment to all it’s patients. This special care is carried out by highly skilled and professional nurses.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) is a special day in the history of all human beings. During this day, the whole world gets a chance to celebrate as well as support hospice and palliative care. This event is scheduled to take place on October 11th 2014. Everyone gets a chance to receive special medical treatment. Various patients have different serious condition that requires them to be treated with special care and correctly.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is organized by a small committee of Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance. Statistics reveal that over 70 countries take place in celebrating the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

When do we celebrate World Hospice and Palliative Care Day?

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is celebrated every second week of every of every October of every year.

Main Objectives during the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

Create more awareness and increase the understanding of the importance of the needs of those who live with life limiting diseases. Some of the needs to take care of on this day include Medical needs, social needs, spiritual needs as well as practical needs. When these needs are ignored, the patients feel rejected and might undergo various other psychological problems such trauma.

Raise more funds from all well-wishers who support the program. These funds are meant for developing more palliative care facilities as well as improving the palliative care services around the world. Remember, a hand the gives is more blessed than a hand that receives. Help save a life by making a contribution to support this program.

Increase the availability of hospice and palliative care all over the world. To do this successfully, create opportunities on the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day that ensures volunteers interact closely with patients and families and get a chance to speak out  issues as well as give an ear to the raised by others.

Getting involved

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is for all well-wishers from all over the world who care about hospice and palliative care. Anyone can get involved. Whether you are an individual or an organization, you can show your support to this day by joining the worldwide celebrations. You do not need to have experience towards hospice and palliative care. There is always something that one can do to show their support. If you have an event, do not forget to register it in time.

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