Entries by care@hospicebangladesh.com

Spiritual Support: A Critical Component of End-of-Life Care

As humans, we often avoid the topic of death and dying, but it’s important to acknowledge that death is a natural part of the human experience. For patients facing end-of-life care, it’s essential that healthcare providers offer comprehensive support, including spiritual care. Spirituality plays an important role in many people’s lives and can be particularly […]

Bangladesh national Palliative Care Nurse Awards recognise the contribution of home care nurses

Nurses play a significant role in palliative care team. By providing expert management of pain and other symptoms combined with compassionate listening and counselling skills, a palliative care nurse promotes the highest quality of life for the patient and family. In Bangladesh, palliative care service is developing and people are accepting it gradually. There are only […]

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 terminal illness. Palliative care is a new field in many countries, including Bangladesh. It focuses […]