SINCE 2022
Taking the first steps to introducing palliative care
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[In progress]
During the inaugural training workshop held in Timor-Leste in April 2023, participants visited a palliative care ward at Guido Valadares National Hospital to apply what they learnt in a real world setting.
Having gained its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste is the youngest country in Southeast Asia. However, it has already established a need for palliative care. In 2022, the country’s largest hospital, the Guido Valadares National Hospital (HNGV), set up a palliative care ward and reached out to Lien Collab to initiate a training programme.
It led to our inaugural palliative care workshop for healthcare professionals in Timor-Leste. Over four days in April 2023, our team of four international faculty trained some 29 participants from 8 organisations across the country. This included several situated in remote districts, which required some participants to travel nearly four hours to attend the training.
As Timor-Leste has two official languages, Portuguese and Tetum, as well as two working languages, English and Indonesian, Dr Andre Belo from Saúde Ba Ema Hotu (SABEH) kindly volunteered to translate the proceedings from English to the local languages. This ensured a more inclusive and accessible learning experience for all.
During the workshop, a Memorandum of Understanding was also signed by the Timorese Minister of Health, Dr Odete Freitas Belo, to collaborate with APHN on advancing the development of human resources and capacity building for palliative care services in the country.
Dr Sylvia McCarthy (Malaysia)
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
Exploring ways to bring relief to a challenging healthcare system
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
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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.
