Keeping the fight alive, BrEAsT Cancer awareness is what we strive.

On 13th October, 2018 during the eve of Breast cancer awareness month and World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Bangladesh Palliative and Supportive Care Foundation (BPSCF) went to the community for disseminating awareness among the women at a free primary school at Banani Chairmanbari.   Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer among the …

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“BECAUSE I MATTER”- World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2018 at DMCH

On October 13, 2018 Bangladesh Palliative and Supportive Care Foundation (BPSCF) celebrated the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day with a workshop on Pain management and communication skills in collaboration with Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and ACI Limited. Dr. Rumana Dowla, founder and chairperson of BPSCF (Bangladesh Palliative and Supportive Care Foundation, shared …

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United Nation’s 61st Intersessional Assembly of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is the central policy making body within the United Nations system dealing with drug related matters. In line with the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action, the Commission monitors the world drug situation, develops strategies on international drug control and recommends measures to combat the world drug problem, including …

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Dignifying life thru palliative care, Physicians role

On January 07, 2018, speakers at a programme today emphasized the need of Palliative care unit at the hospitals of the country to provide dignity and hope to the patients who suffer from life threatening illness. They were speaking at a day-long programme on Palliative care unit titled, ‘Physician’s Day: Dignifying Life-Role of the Physicians …

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Dignifying life thru palliative care, Round table conference

Ayat Skills Development Centre and The Daily Star organized a roundtable titled “Palliative Care: A Call for Public Awareness and Policy Inclusion” on January 06, 2018. Nusrat Aman, Chief Patron, Ayat Skills Development Centre; Dr. Bimalangshu Ranjan Dey, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Dr Bushra Alam, Senior Health Expert, World Bank; Dr. Rumana Dowla, Founder, Bangladesh Palliative and …

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