Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance

30/07/2026

Effective Communications for Global Palliative Care Advocacy - Strategic communications belongs in the rooms where policy is made.For palliative care specifically, this function has become indispensable. We are advocating in politically dynamic health systems, institutionally uneven across regions, and increasingly shaped by public expectation in an interconnected world.

The organizations that will shape the next decade of palliative care policy will not be those with the most polished campaign materials. They will be the ones who treated communications as a leadership discipline from the start, built into how decisions are made, not brought in after they are taken. For more information, read the article in its entirety here https://ow.ly/G84U50ZuixT

24/07/2026

The Impact of Environment on Palliative Care Practices and Needs.
"Research highlights that environmental instability contributes to higher disease burdens, worsening respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular disease, cancers, and mental health challenges, all of which increase the demand for palliative care services." Find more information here https://ow.ly/rULq50ZrkhL

23/07/2026

Building Palliative Care Capacity in Cambodia: Reflections from a Scoping Visit.
"Palliative care knowledge and capability are still developing. In most settings, there was some understanding of palliative care, often linked to cancer, pain control, or end-of-life care. However, broader aspects of palliative care, including holistic assessment, interdisciplinary care, advance care planning, family support, serious illness communication, and specialist palliative care, were less well developed." Find more information here

In April 2026, following the Singapore Palliative Care Conference, I had the privilege of joining a scoping visit to Cambodia. I travelled with Associate Profes

22/07/2026

A New Stage: How Uzbekistan is Building a Modern Palliative Care System. Find more information here https://ow.ly/6cSb50ZrgEq

15/07/2026

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross at 100: A Legacy That Changed How the World Faces Death.
"A consequential life is one that changes not only what people know, but what they are willing to face. Kübler-Ross lived such a life." Find more information here https://ow.ly/6BEW50ZnMQC

08/07/2026

Many Curable illnesses in the world are Incurable in Bangladesh.
"In Bangladesh, the system does not carry the patient. The patient carries the system. More than seventy per cent of healthcare spending is out-of-pocket." For more information, click this link https://ow.ly/7Emr50Zltq6

07/07/2026

"Nursing has always carried palliative care in its hands long before policy caught up."
How Nurses Are Building Palliative Care from the Ground Up! Find more information here https://ow.ly/nK6P50Zl43w

22/06/2026

Palliative care must remain part of every epidemic response. While epidemic response efforts often focus on surveillance, containment, and treatment, outbreaks also expose another persistent gap: the need to relieve suffering and preserve human dignity during crisis. Find more information here https://ow.ly/OzBe50ZeCLr

21/06/2026

Global health leaders, clinicians, advocates, and policymakers gathered during the 79th World Health Assembly for a side event focused on strengthening coordinated global action to improve equitable access to effective pain care. Find more information here https://ow.ly/KWtn50ZeCkS

20/06/2026

Healthcare systems tend to fund what they can see, count and measure. When palliative care outcomes are not captured, the value of that care remains largely invisible. Read more about this here https://ow.ly/Iztk50ZeCen