By Sandra S. Broughton | Executive Director
Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration (TWCC)’s work in Nepal has focused to date on developing palliative care within two urban hospitals - the Bhaktapur Cancer Care Hospital (Kathmandu valley) and Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan. This year, Dr. Bishnu D. Paudel, a medical oncologist, has been appointed as Executive Director, Bhaktapur Cancer Care Hospital, with responsibility for the coordination and implementation of population-based cancer control, including a government-approved national palliative care program for Nepal.
TWCC partnership with Nepal involves building capacity for palliative and end-of-life care, requiring attention to funding for:
- education, including educational materials, for palliative care nurses, physicians and health care providers.
- equipment and facility improvement to facilitate care
- medications, most notably morphine to relieve pain and distress.
The pandemic challenges us daily, as patients, families and health care providers, placing constant pressure on providing services whilst securing the resources necessary to grow sustainable palliative and end-of-life care. Our volunteers have adapted by expanding mentorship and training online, using Zoom (? internet) and the Project ECHO education model, thereby allowing us to share knowledge regardless of distance, geography, travel or convenience, and facilitate multiple sessions with local healthcare providers across Nepal.
COVID-19 has changed the circumstances of individuals facing life-limiting illnesses, their families, and their caregivers.
Please help TWCC provide more and better care for those with life-limiting illnesses in Nepal during these uncertain times.
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