My mother was my world – a letter of gratitude to Hospice Bangladesh
I lost my mother two years ago to cancer. When she was diagnosed with stage four cancer and doctors read the verdict that it is at terminal stage, the first question I asked to Professor Dr Kamruzzaman was: Is there
Palliative Care Nurses Awarded 2018
Ensuring a comfortable, dignified end “A life well-lived deserves a good ending,” said Rifat Akhter, chairman of Aastha Hospice that has brought palliative care to the doorstep of underprivileged patients suffering from terminal diseases. The one who can help
Death is inevitable but it does not mean we should not celebrate life: a reflection of the Before I Die wall in Bangladesh
Hospice Bangladesh along with Aastha Foundation and Dhaka Medical College celebrated the day by introducing the global participatory public art project: ‘Before I Die’ on the Medical College campus, where people expressed their aspirations in life, something they want to fulfill
First Farida Khanam Palliative Care Nurse Award encourages more nurses to join the field
The evolving epidemiology of life-limiting diseases across the world has created an urgent and growing need for palliative care services. However, in a large proportion of the world there is no access to palliative care for persons with serious or
A five-year project to develop children’s palliative care in Bangladesh
With an estimated 29 000 children in Bangladesh needing specialised end of life care each year, there are presently only 2 doctors consistently providing children’s palliative care in this impoverished country. The Children’s Palliative Care Initiative Bangladesh (CPCIB) is an
Hospice Bangladesh addresses nurse burnout by facilitating social connections
She spends long hours each day working at the homes of people and their families needing palliative care, and after duty she returns to her own home. Shika’s sister, Ritu Halder, also works as a palliative home care nurse in