IN PROGRESS
Exploring ways to bring relief to a challenging healthcare system
[In progress]
[In progress]
Members of the Lien Collab with the team from Laos.
Located in the Indochinese Peninsula, the country of some 7.1 million people is largely of a lower middle income group and has a challenging healthcare system. The majority of medical facilities are located in the capital city of Vientiane, and there is limited access to technologies such as CT scans and cancer diagnostic tests. There is also insufficient equipment to meet the demand.
Most cancer patients in Laos visit the hospital at a late stage. There is no radiotherapy center and chemotherapy is rarely available. Only 20% of cases can afford the first dose of chemotherapy, so palliative care services are crucial to relieve patients’ suffering. However, this is currently non existent and oral morphine is unavailable too.
Together with the Karunruk Palliative Care Center and the country’s Department of Health and Ministry of Public Health, we are exploring embarking on a three-year joint teaching project. It will be facilitated by Associate Professor Srivieng Pairojkul from the Khon Kaen University (KKU) where the center is located and may extend to other major hospitals in Laos.
Dr Srivieng Pairojkul (Thailand)
Dr Attakorn Raksasataya (Thailand)
A decade-long effort has helped palliative care take root for good
Building and tailoring palliative care services for the landlocked kingdom
Our largest efforts in palliative care training to date
Growing palliative care access in the world’s most populous country
Our pioneering programme is now independently run by local volunteers
Growing and expanding the nascent network of care
Planting the seeds of palliative care in the largest state of Malaysia
A seed has grown into a system and more
Taking the first steps to introducing palliative care
APHN Secretariat
c/o Division of Supportive & Palliative Care National Cancer Centre Singapore
30 Hospital Boulevard
Singapore 168583
Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care (Lien Collab) draws on philanthropy, health institutions, palliative care service providers, individuals and more to strengthen leadership and capacity in bringing pain relief to all.
