The Compassionate Leadership Fellowship in Kerala, India starts tomorrow! Our leadership team (headed by Medical Director Dr Mhoira Leng and Prof Chitra Venkateswaran) below puts the final touches to the programme. @BCMCH Indian Association of Palliative Care Global Health Academy and RMDTrust

The Compassionate Leadership Fellowship is ongoing! Pleased to come together for the first module (in person) at our partner Believers Church Medical College Hospital as we look into compassion, our values in leadership, and “Who am I as a Leader?” Indian Association of Palliative Care Global Health Academy

"Who am I as a Leader" continues at the Compassionate Leadership Fellowship! We are using leadership and personality assessments such as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Kolb Experiential Learning Profile (KELP). Indian Association of Palliative Care Believers Church Medical College Hospital Global Health Academy @rmdtrust

Nothing like a team-building outing to the Indian Ocean and Kerala's own Backwaters on a Houseboat. Thank you RMD Trust for your support to help us to "model the way" and "encourage the heart!" The Compassionate Leadership Fellowship in India continues ... 🌊💜

Thank you Believers Church Medical College Hospital for starting the Compassionate Leadership Fellowship so well! Excellent clips from the inauguration and with our first in-person training completed, we are ready to embark on #compassionate #LeadershipDevelopment Indian Association of Palliative Care Global Health Academy @RMDTrust

Incredibly proud and inspired by Merain Hammad and her colleagues. In the midst of such horrors in Gaza, they are providing psychological support for women with cancer. This shows true courage, deep compassion and stubborn hope. Sending our love, our solidarity and our prayers.

‘Inspire, Empower, Influence and Transform:’ a Compassionate Leadership Fellowship update: bit.ly/3wZ2Oq8 Four weeks into the programme, we share about our time together so far and what we look forward to doing together. Let the sky be your limit ... Believers Church Medical College Hospital

"Sunshine in a Time of War" is a collaboration with Dr Nahla Gafer and SANAD Hospice Lebanon to support our palliative care colleagues in Sudan. Read Dr Nahla Gafer's account of palliative care during wartime here at bit.ly/3PjH3YJ

Let us persevere for a #Ceasefire_In_Gaza as thousands upon thousands civilians suffer with loss of their homes, jobs, and access to food and water. Praying especially in this season for those suffering the most and for all with #PalliativeCare needs in the Gaza Strip.

Meet nurse Cathy Namuto Magoola, our newest Cairdeas Scholar working with PcERC in Kampala, Uganda. “I want to stay in #palliativecare," Cathy says, "the more that I work in this field, the more experience I get, the more I like it.” Read more at bit.ly/4coXlcE

The Compassionate Leadership Fellowship continues! Now in our monthly online sessions, we welcomed Dr Philip Finny as guest speaker, and fellows presented their Leadership Development Plans. Very thankful to partner with Believers Church Medical College Hospital @RMDTrust Indian Association of Palliative Care Global Health Academy

We are excited about all that is happening with Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations! Those in #HumanitarianAid, in #PalliativeCare, or working in both are welcome to join this network for advocacy, education and research. Register for the AGM below and visit their website at pallchase.org

The importance on improving safe access to morphine for medical use! The World Health Organization (WHO) "Left Behind in Pain" report in June 2023 outlined access, awareness, skill sets, resourcing, and governance need. Read how Cairdeas IPCT plays their part in pain management at bit.ly/44G1ofQ.

This is an attack on healthcare, the very same healthcare that can become a bridge to peace. The journey ahead is arduous and long, yet may quality and accessible #PalliativeCare and healthcare be in #Gaza once again. Please do not stop talking about #Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now

Ongoing mentorship in Compassionate Leadership Fellowship is bringing people together! Part of the leadership development includes a mentor visit, like Jane and Bikash's visit in March, and Dinesh and Rontu's time together this month. Indian Association of Palliative Care Believers Church Medical College Hospital Pallium India

I wrote a tribute to Dr Hammam today. Another friend Mahmoud, a dedicated nurse, was murdered on 29 March. To Mahmoud and Hammam and all those killed. You matter to us. 💔 crikey.com.au/2024/04/09/zom…

In the last few months, we have engaged in advocacy with World Health Organization (World Health Organization (WHO)) in both Geneva and Copenhagen. Read Dr Mhoira Leng's blog sharing advocacy on the Non-communicable disease burden in Gaza and a reflection during this season at bit.ly/49A5jNr

You are invited to "Restoring healthcare in Palestine" hosted by Edinburgh University on 27th April in Edinburgh, Scotland. Our Medical Director mhoira leng will report on the non-communicable disease (NCDs) burden in Gaza. Register here and attend in person: eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-he…

Then versus now ... Dr Khamis Elessi shares a report "Six months till this moment" with all at Cairdeas IPCT. Read Dr Khamis Elessi's words from Gaza City at bit.ly/3xv54pu and let us call for a #CeasefireNOW.

An update on the Palliative care Specialist Fellowship Programme in Uganda: bit.ly/4cUSoIR Two years in and we are looking forward to training specialist doctors in East, Central and South Africa. This is quality #PalliativeCare for all! PcERC