HOSPICES OF HOPE
Moldova – Romania
DESCRIPTION
HOSPICES OF HOPE
“Everyone deserves to live and die with dignity and without pain”
Hospices of Hope is a British charity dedicated to supporting the development of palliative and end of life care in South and East Europe. Their vision is for all patients suffering from terminal or life-limiting illnesses to have access to specialist hospice care services, free of charge.
The Hospices of Hope Network includes Hospice Casa Sperantei and Hospice Emanuel in Romania, BELhospice in Serbia, Hospices of Hope Moldova, Ryder Albania in Albania, Merimna and Nosilia in Greece and charity fund St. Panteleimon for the Regional Palliative Care Centre Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine.
The Comgest Foundation has decided to support a palliative care centre for adults and children in the Republic of Moldova.
– Capacity-building for a new home care team in the capital, Chisinau (to provide pain relief, medical and psychological care, as well as social assistance at home).e).
IMPACT / MAIN INDICATORS
An impact assessment is not yet possible. Main indicators:
– Improvement of the quality of life of terminally ill patients
– Progression of the construction of the Hospice Casa Sperantei in Romania
– Number of terminally ill patients visited by the palliative care team in Moldova
PROJECT
SPONSORS
Hospices of Hope
http://www.hospicesofhope.co.uk/locations/romania/
http://www.hospicesofhope.co.uk/locations/moldova/
LOCAL
PARTNER
Selection
Duration
Project selected in September 2024
Duration : 1 year
Financed
by
The Comgest Foundation
COMMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Lavinia Borcia
Romania, my home country, can be a challenging place to obtain appropriate medical assistance. Poverty and corruption are still prevalent, and you’d better not get sick if you don’t know any doctor personally. Curable illnesses are already difficult to address; most of the time, there is nothing left for terminal diseases: no time, no money, no dignity.
I was particularly touched by the actions of Hospices of Hope in Romania and other Eastern European countries, leading the way in palliative care. The first projects supported by The Comgest Foundation were based in Romania and Moldova.
This new project focuses on the recruitment and training of a new home care team in Chisinau, Moldova.
I thank The Comgest Foundation for its support in promoting access to care and dignity across Eastern Europe.