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Seminar on World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, 2024

On October 14th, the Bangladesh Palliative Care Network Foundation (BPCNF) celebrated World Hospice and Palliative Care Day with a seminar titled “Ten Years Since the Resolution: How Are We Doing?”. The seminar featured insightful discussions on the progress, challenges, and future directions of palliative care in Bangladesh. Prof. Dr. Nizamuddin Ahmed was present for strategic …

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Morphine availability in Bangladesh: A personal account of its value

April 14, 2015 Dear Friends and Colleague I wanted to share my friend Megans delight in being able to prescribe morphine syrup to a small baby ! She thanked us and I would like to thank IPPSG for enabling us with the knowledge and support towards this giant step forward Also would like to thank …

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Resource Links

APHN: https://aphn.org/covid19-resources/ NCCN: https://www.nccn.org/covid-19/ ASCO: https://www.asco.org/asco-coronavirus-information ESMO: https://www.esmo.org/newsroom/covid-19-and-cancer Resource for cancer patients: https://www.cancer.gov/contact/emergency-preparedness/coronavirus MGH COVID19 protocols: https://www.massgeneral.org/news/coronavirus/treatment-guidances BWH COVID19 protocols: http://www.covidprotocols.org/ Ongoing clinical trials for COVID19: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ Ethical guidelines discussing the allocation of healthcare resources in the time of COVID19. (It is not first come first serve). NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2005114 WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Workshop on “Implementing Palliative Care” – Way forward

On November 24th, 2019 a workshop on “Implementing Palliative care” – Way forward conducted on CIRDAP Auditorium organized by Non Communicable Disease Control Programme Directorate General of Health Services. Mr. Zahid Maleque, MP , Hon’ble Minister of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was the Chief guest of …

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