Emmanuel Bruce Kaweeri Luyirika

Executive Director, The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) (Uganda)

The Religious can be empowered to create awareness about palliative care needs for the older people among their congregations. They can also influence government and health providers to offer the service. In addition, in some of the countries like Uganda, almost 50% of all health units are owned by the church with the Catholic Church being the major provider of health care services. This can be a good channel for advocacy for inclusion of palliative care in these health units. The religious can also influence congregation to form support groups to reach the older persons in the community with specific palliative care needs. They can also include palliative care in their pastoral work or pastoralia as they support families with older persons.  The Workshop can advocate for formation of  models of service provision for older persons in a given community and especially using the church as a spring board especially within Africa.

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FIRMA LA CARTA E UNISCITI A NOI PER SOSTENERE LE CURE PALLIATIVE PER LE PERSONE ANZIANE

Ogni persona anziana con malattia cronica e inguaribile ha diritto di accedere alle Cure Palliative.

L’obiettivo delle Cure Palliative è prendersi cura della Persona nella sua totalità anche quando non è possibile guarire. Esse prevedono un’equipe di diverse figure professionali: medici, infermieri, fisioterapisti, assistenti sociali e spirituali attorno al paziente e alla famiglia.

Le Cure Palliative non sono un palliativo.

Insieme abbiamo l’opportunità di diffondere il significato e il valore profondo delle Cure Palliative e sensibilizzare ogni Paese affinché diventino parte integrante di ogni sistema sanitario nazionale.