Western Pacific Palliative Care Advocacy Network

The Western Pacific Palliative Care Advocacy Network (WPPCAN) was set up in September 2020 to provide a voice for palliative care in that region, recognising the significant lack of resources as well as extremely limited access to opioids for symptom management.

The current reference committee for WPPCAN is drawn from Australasian Palliative Link International (APLI); Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM); Centre for Humanitarian Leadership (CHL); International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC); Palliative Care Australia (PCA); and Paediatric Palliative Care Australia New Zealand (PaPCANZ).

See WPPCAN’s Terms of Reference

Recording of WPPCAN World Humanitarian Day Workshop 19 August 2021

Report of 3rd WPPCAN Meeting 19 May 2021 with guest speaker Elizabeth Mattfeld, UN Office on Drugs and Crime

See information about the first and second meetings of WPPCAN on 8 Dec 2020 and 17 Feb 2021.

IAHPC/WPPCAN Statement for the Western Pacific 72nd Regional Committee Meeting, 25-29th October, 2021

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Report by Dr. Odette Spruijt on the 72nd Regional Committee Meeting WPRO, October 31, 2021

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See also:

Indicators for measuring development of palliative care
Measuring quality health care and palliative care
WHO Compendium on Universal Health Coverage (including palliative care)

If you are interested in joining WPPCAN, email info@anzspm.org.au with your expression of interest. 

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Membership of APLI is open to health professionals working in or with an interest in palliative care and to friends and supporters of palliative care. Members may wish to support the development of palliative care in the Asia Pacific through fund raising, awareness raising and voluntary activities to support the work of APLI.

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