First national seminar on palliative care held in the city
Star Health Correspondent
A two day long workshop on palliative care (care of the terminally ill) was held at LGED auditorium, Agargaon in the capital March 31-April 1, 2006 with a call for serving the dying patient suffering from incurable disease and preparing for the inevitable eternal journey. This was the first of its kind national workshop organised by Afzalunnessa Foundation.Former chief justice and chief advisor of the caretaker government Muhammad Habibur Rahaman was present as the chief guest. Ms Valerie A Taylor, coordinator, Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) and Dr Robert Hart, palliative care specialist attended the seminar as special guest. Palliative care is the treatment or care, which relieves the symptoms, but does nothing to cure the disease that causes the symptoms. Palliative is the total care of the patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Usually it is implied to the care of the terminally ill patients. Palliative care help to reduce sufferings and bring about some amount of comfort both mental and physical for the dying patients. Afzalunnessa Foundation has already started a consultation service in its office (Block-A, Lalmatia, Dhaka) to kindle awareness in the mind of people who would like to care.
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