North-West University, Theresapark, South Africa.
Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, South Africa.
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The Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) was established in 1987 by hospices in South Africa who felt the need for a national body to share best practices and to promote palliative care services in South Africa. HPCA supports member hospices in providing palliative care to people of any age with a life-limiting condition. HPCA has the further aim to ensure access to palliative care in settings other than member hospices. Many projects were launched over the years to influence policy, and to educate medical practitioners, nurses, social workers, theologians, and community caregiver; and to develop services. A key initiative was the development of a mentorship program to assist organizations to develop accredited palliative care services in South Africa. This article highlights some of the HPCA projects funded over the years by the Open Society Foundations' International Palliative Care Initiative.
临终关怀协会（HPCA）成立于 1987 年，由南非的临终关怀机构成立，他们感到需要一个国家机构来分享最佳实践，并在南非推广姑息治疗服务。HPCA 支持其成员临终关怀机构为任何年龄患有绝症的人提供姑息治疗。HPCA 的进一步目标是确保在成员临终关怀机构以外的环境中获得姑息治疗。多年来，发起了许多项目来影响政策，并教育医生、护士、社会工作者、神学家和社区护理人员；并开发服务。一个重要的倡议是制定指导计划，以协助组织在南非发展获得认可的姑息治疗服务。本文重点介绍了多年来由开放社会基金会国际姑息治疗倡议资助的一些 HPCA 项目。
