USEFUL LINKS

AED	- Academy for Educational Development
APCA	- African Palliative Care Association
BAOBAB	- Paediatric Palliative Care - Virtual Resource Centre
CANSA	- Cancer Association of South Africa
COHSASA	- Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa
FHSSA	- Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa
IAHPC	- International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
ICPCN	- International Children's Palliative Care Network
NHPCO	- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organsization
Pain SA	- Promoting the management of pain
PCSSA	- Palliative Care Society of South Africa
PEPFAR	- The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
UNAIDS	- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
USAID	- United States Agency for International Development
WHO	- World Health Organisation
WHO	- Pain and Palliative Care Communications Program
WPCA	- Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance
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MISSION STATEMENT

To Promote quality in life, dignity in death and support in bereavement for all living with a life-threatening illness by supporting member hospices and partner organisations.

PATIENT CARE & TUBERCULOSIS
Tuberculosis is a curable disease but sadly in South Africa it is a leading cause of death in people who are co-infected with HIV. The member organisations of the Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) provide care and support to large numbers of people living with HIV and are ideally placed to make a significant contribution towards addressing the TB crisis in our country. Read more

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