• J Pain Symptom Manage · Jul 2010

    Palliative care in correctional centers-HPCA making progress in South Africa.

    • Zodwa Sithole and Colleen Dempers.
    • Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa.
    • J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Jul 1; 40 (1): 13-4.

    AbstractIn KwaZulu Natal (KZN), the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA) has made a significant start in terms of addressing the palliative care needs of prisoners. A formal partnership has been established between the KZN Department of Correctional Services and the HPCA that allows staff at two correctional facilities to be mentored and equipped to provide palliative care to offenders. This pilot project has the potential for rollout at other facilities across the country. It is hoped that this vulnerable population group will be better able to access palliative care, which is a basic human right, for life-threatening and terminal conditions.Copyright 2010 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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