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Who We Are

The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) is dedicated to promoting hospice and palliative care in Asia and the Pacific.

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Who We Are

The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) is dedicated to promoting hospice and palliative care in Asia and the Pacific. Our purpose is to empower and support organisations and individuals committed to alleviating suffering from life-threatening illness.

The Network promotes education and skills development, enhances awareness and communication, and fosters research and collaboration. We encourage established programmes to assist less experienced and more isolated colleagues.

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MISSION

To promote access to quality hospice and palliative care for all in the Asia Pacific region.

VISION

To be an effective network in Asia Pacific that promotes and supports the alleviation of pain and suffering from life-limiting illnesses.

GOALS

Reach out to more communities in need of palliative care. Build sustainable capabilities for service development, advocacy, education and research.

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Our Logo

A stalk and a head of green rice grains bent into a circle.

Rice is the staple grain in the region.  There are many grains coming from this one green stalk, just as there are many hospice and palliative care programs emerging in Asia and the Pacific.

The grains are green rather than gold.  This is the colour of vitality and growth.  But in the future the grains will ripen to become seed for new growth and development.

The circle represents the cycle of life.  The circle is broken just as the lives of our palliative care patients are broken.

Values

  • We respect every individual, regardless of sex, age, race, intellectual or socio-economic standing.
  • We value every moment of life and will not support any action that has the intention of shortening a person’s life.
  • We recognise that the individual and the family are entitled to make informed decisions about care.
  • We respect the confidentiality of all information arising out of the provision of care. - We believe in the empowerment of the individual, the family and the community.
  • We respect the faith, belief system and culture of each individual. - We respect the rule of law and will work within the law of each sector.

Objectives

  • To facilitate the development of hospice and palliative care programs (both service providers and umbrella bodies) and other relevant initiatives.
  • To promote professional and public education in palliative care.
  • To enhance communication and dissemination of information.
  • To foster research and collaborative activities.
  • To encourage co-operation with local, regional and international professional and public organisations.

Activities

Collaborating with educational institutions and organisations to run courses, seminars, conferences and other education and skills development activities.

Recommending experienced faculty to work with hospice and palliative care programs at the bedside and in the classroom.

Providing management consultancy for developing hospice and palliative programs.

Distributing regular updates of relevant activities in the region.

Publishing and maintaining a database of all known hospice and palliative care organisations and service providers.

Providing up to date resources, courses, training and events through the APHN website

Linking clinicians, patients and family members with palliative care service providers.

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The success of APHN depends on its members. Since 2001 more than 1,360 members from 31 countries have been registered with APHN. We invite you to join the Network as an Individual or Organisational Member.

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APHN is a registered charity in Singapore. Charity Registration No. 01713

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