Centre for Palliative Care

16/07/2025

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In our Compassionate Narayanganj project, volunteers are at the very core. Most of them are local residents who’ve stepped up with dedication and empathy. With orientation and training, they’ve become our extended hands and hearts in the community. Whether it’s sitting beside a sick child, listening to an elderly person’s worries, or helping a family cope with suffering, they do it all with sincerity and care.

"Unsung Heroes of Narayanganj: A Tribute to Volunteers Changing Lives"

Link: https://ehospice.com/international_posts/world-day-2025-achieving-the-promise-universal-access-to-palliative-care/

27/06/2025

The Department of Palliative Medicine at BMU has taken a significant step forward by initiating the development of an End-of-Life Care Guideline tailored for palliative patients in Bangladesh. A long journey lies ahead—but the work has begun! 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

P.C.: Sayeda Sharmin Quadir

27/05/2025

Meet Swapna, an 18-year-old brave soul battling Osteosarcoma. In our palliative care team, we believe healing goes beyond just physical treatment—it's about nurturing the mind and spirit too. Today, Swapna experienced the comforting power of play therapy conducted over the phone, through which she explored her creativity and expressed her feelings. This compassionate approach helps her find moments of joy, reduce stress, and feel supported on her journey. Swapna’s story shows us how important it is to care for the whole person—body, mind, and heart. We are proud to be part of her journey.....♥️

Courtesy: Shahana Sharmin

24/04/2025

Compassionate Narayanganj provides holistic home-based palliative care to people living with life-limiting and serious chronic illness and to their families. Your help will supply vital medicines, food parcels, pain/symptom control, compassionate care-giving, and hope for the future. This project now has almost a one year funding gap. We need your support to continue to care for our patients!

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Compassionate Narayanganj provides holistic home-based palliative care to 150 people each day living with life-limiting and serious chronic illness and to their families. Your help will supply vital medicines, food parcels, pain/symptom control, compassionate care-giving, and hope for the future. Th...

16/04/2025

The first Asia-Pacific Palliative Care Atlas, a 41 countries and areas study initiated by the ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care of the University of Navarra in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) will be launched on 24 April 2025 at APHN Conference in Malaysia

Key points:

• More than 70% of specialist palliative care services in Asia-Pacific are concentrated in less than 15% of the countries and areas that make up the region: Australia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and New Zealand

• Although the region has the highest proportion of people in need of palliative care in the world (25 million people), the vast majority of those who need it do not have access to these services. Children in need of palliative care in the region represent 27.2% of the global need (7.7% in the Western Pacific and 19.5% in South-East Asia).

• Only 24.4% of Asia-Pacific countries and areas have widespread or integrated palliative care service provision in the health system: including Australia, Hong Kong SAR (China), Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand

• Access to opioids to combat pain for people suffering from serious illnesses in the region remains limited and unequal.

• Data show that 75% of the territories in the region do not have oral morphine for pain management in their primary care facilities

15/03/2025

A hug from a loved one brings immense comfort during tough times. It reminds those in our care that they’re not alone in their struggle. Our palliative care team is dedicated to creating lasting memories for families, and witnessing these special moments is truly heartwarming...💗💗

Courtesy: Shahana Sharmin

15/10/2024

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2024 celebration by Dept. of Palliative Medicine, BSMMU. On this day, we express sincere gratitude to all palliative Healthcare workers who stand by the patients and their families during tough time and sufferings to ensure comfort.

12/10/2024

World Hopice and Palliative Care Day 2024

16/08/2024

Certificate Course on Palliative Care for Humanitarian Healthcare Providers (Project ECHO)

• This is a FREE online training program
• 10 sessions in total, weekly on Friday evenings
• 8:30 - 9:45 PM (Bangladesh Time)
• Starting from October 18, 2024
• Register here: https://forms.gle/nZJhcZkc44ZEjg9BA
• Participants will learn basic concepts of palliative care and how to provide palliative care for people with serious illnesses in humanitarian settings

30/06/2024

পার্শ্ববর্তী দেশ ভারতের একটি গবেষণায় উঠে এসেছে যে অ্যাডভান্সড ক্যান্সারের (স্টেজ ৪) শতকরা ১০০ জন রোগীর মধ্যে ৯৮ ভাগই প্যালিয়েটিভ কেয়ার থেকে বঞ্চিত। তার মানে বোঝা যায় যে কি পরিমান ক্যান্সারের রোগী অবর্ণনীয় কষ্টের মধ্য দিয়ে জীবনের শেষ সময় পার করে।

বাংলাদেশেও এই চিত্রটা কি খুব বেশি ভিন্ন?? না!!! প্রতি বছর ৩ লাখেরও বেশি মানুষ ক্যান্সারে ভুগছে! আবার প্রতি বছর বাংলাদেশে প্রায় ৬ লাখেরও বেশি মানুষের প্যালিয়েটিভ কেয়ার প্রয়োজন। কিন্তু ঢাকায় কিছু বিক্ষিপ্ত সেবা ছাড়া অন্যান্য শহরগুলোতে প্যালিয়েটিভ কেয়ার নাই বললেই চলে। তাতে বোঝা যায় কি পরিমান রোগী জীবনের শেষ অবস্থায় নিদারুণ কষ্টের মধ্যে দিয়ে যায়!

বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবর মেডিকেল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের প্যালিয়েটিভ মেডিসিন বিভাগ ২০০৭ সাল থেকে নিরাময় অযোগ্য রোগীদের শারীরিক, মানসিক ও আত্মসামাজিক কষ্ট লাঘবে রোগীদের সেবা প্রদান করে যাচ্ছে। আসুন মেডিকেল বিজ্ঞানের অবহেলিত কিন্তু অতীব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ এই সেবার সমন্ধে জানি, প্রসার ঘটাই এবং নিরাময়অযোগ্য রোগীদের কষ্ট কমিয়ে একটি সুন্দর মৃত্যু ও সুন্দর জীবন নিশ্চিত করি।

26/06/2024

Sessions on leadership, effective PPC in resource limited setting and communication were conducted today by Dr. Spandana Rayala, a pediatric palliative care physician from India at Dept. of Palliative Medicine, BSMMU today during her visit in Bangladesh. All the sessions were interactive, very much palatable and well appreciated by the attending doctors and nurses.

27/03/2024

BCCPM and BCCPN course