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International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care

Toward a world free from serious health-related suffering.

IAHPC is a global non-profit, membership organization dedicated to the development and advancement of palliative care to assure that any patient’s and family caregiver’s suffering is relieved to the greatest extent possible. IAHPC works with UN agencies, governments, associations and individuals, to develop and implement appropriate policies for the inclusion of palliative care as a component of U

niversal Health Coverage; increase access to essential medicines for palliative care; foster opportunities in palliative care education, research and training; and increase service provision around the globe.

08/13/2026

Instead of taking the usual summer break, is rerunning some our most-read contributions.

This week's highlight: the assisted dying issue.

See more 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/hxz?f

Photo description: Partners in Care. These two men were partners of Elena who, at 56 years old, has ovarian cancer. They eventually joined forces to coordinate her care. Here, nurse Martha trains them on subcutaneous injections. Photo and description by María del Carmen Garcia Caballero of Mexico City, Mexico. Used with permission.

08/12/2026

It’s tomorrow! Free webinar: Palliative care in traditional practices⁠
Celebrating World Indigenous Peoples Day 2026⁠
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Indigenous communities’ unique ancestral traditions can support individuals, families, and communities facing serious health related suffering.⁠
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This webinar explores how three traditions from different regions inform and strengthen compassionate, whole-person palliative care today.⁠
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📅 Thursday, August 13⁠
⏰️ 1pm UTC, 2pm BST, 3pm CET, 9am EDT, 3pm CAT⁠, 6:30pm IST
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Register 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/yc7?⁠f
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08/06/2026

Free webinar: Palliative care in traditional practices
Celebrating World Indigenous Peoples Day 2026

Indigenous communities’ unique ancestral traditions can support individuals, families, and communities facing serious health related suffering.

This webinar explores how three traditions from different regions inform and strengthen compassionate, whole-person palliative care today.

📅 Thursday, August 13
⏰️ 1pm UTC, 2pm BST, 3pm CET, 9am EDT, 3pm CAT

Register 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/yc7?f

07/30/2026

Instead of taking the usual summer break, is rerunning some our most-read contributions.

This issue's highlight: recent articles.

See more 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/cnu?f

Photo description: A Toast to Life. Carlos asked to toast his doctor's birthday with beer. It was a gift for them both: a moment of joy, affection, and companionship etched through time. Photo & description by Ancu Feng of San Salvador, El Salvador. Used with permission.

07/24/2026

Many countries strive to “qualify” for something more important than the World Cup: universal access to quality palliative care. Our victories are in pain relieved and families comforted.

See more in IAHPC's Pallinews: https://l.iahpc.org/r6v?f

07/23/2026

More ways to pay—and 20% off IAHPC membership through August 31!

Joining or donating to IAHPC is now easier than ever. Choose from a wide range of secure payment options designed to meet the needs of our global community.

Join or renew today 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/gpl?f
Donate 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/mq3?f

07/21/2026

Palliative care in the ICU is not an oxymoron, but a synergy.

Even when cure is no longer possible, relief of suffering, respect for patients’ values, and compassionate communication remain central goals of care.

See more in IAHPC's Pallinews: https://l.iahpc.org/urt?f

07/20/2026

In the latest Pallinews: Achieving shared goals (& a letter re: the World Cup)

Read now 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/2ht?f

Photo description: A decade ago, I was a general practitioner practicing in Mamasa, where I collaborated with a church organization to provide home palliative care for geriatric patients in critical condition. I also participated in providing free healthcare services, pictured here, for underprivileged residents in the Aralle sub-district of West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. —Photo and description by Fritz Gonzalves of Makassar, Indonesia, now a psychiatrist still “passionate about serving critically ill patients.” Photo used with permission.

07/17/2026

Katherine Pettus gave two interventions for the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) at the 1st Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group in Geneva on the need to stipulate palliative care as part of the right to health in any binding treaty on the rights of older people. "The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care has already engaged for decades with the Special procedures on Health, Torture and the human rights of Older People, requesting that they draw member state attention to the need to create services where they are absent and improve them where they exist. A series of these Special Procedures has issued statements over the past two decades stipulating that the denial of palliative care and pain relief violates the right to health and may amount to torture. Two Independent Experts on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons have stressed that the failure to ensure access to palliative care and controlled medicines for the relief of pain and suffering violate both the rights to health and to be free from cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment." Read the full texts here https://iahpc.org/what-we-do/advocacy/initiatives/

07/15/2026

The World Cup is like palliative care?!

IAHPC Executive Director Liliana De Lima reflects on how the spirit of the World Cup—teamwork, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and connection across borders—also defines IAHPC’s work to alleviate serious health-related suffering.

See more 👉🏻 https://l.iahpc.org/53v?f

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