By Dr Stephen Connor | Executive Director
Over 60 million people have palliative care needs each year with only about 14% receive services. In high income countries about half of this need is being met while only about 4% in low and middle-income countries where we work.
Imagine you have just been diagnosed with metastatic cancer or heart failure and you live in a small shack near a polluted river. Your family members all have to work long hours each day to earn a meager living and you are left alone most of the time. Fortunately there is a compassionate home care team in your area that starts to visit you. The health worker, trained in palliative care, visits regulary and can call on nurses, doctors, and other caregivers to also visit if needed. She brings food, medicines, and supplies and shows family members how to help care for you as you get weaker. She is a caring and compassionate person committed to visiting regularly to make sure you are safe and well enough as your illness progresses.
WHPCA is working to help our members bring this kind of care to those in resource poor settings that suffer and die without the help they need. We need your support to continue our work and to bridge the Access Abyss to palliative care services. Please help us by donating today!
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