Since 2017, every year Aastha foundation in association with Hospice Bangladesh and World Child Cancer organise Palliative Care Award. It is the most awaiting event of the year not only for Aastha Foundation but also for professionals involved with Palliative care. In Bangladesh, it is the only Award event that has been ever
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‘করোনা ভাইরাস’ এক অদৃশ্য শত্রূ যার মোকাবেলা করতে গিয়ে পুরো বিশ্ব আজ হিমশিম খাচ্ছে। আমেরিকা, ইংল্যান্ড এর মতো প্রথম সারির দেশগুলো আজ দূর্বল হয়ে পড়েছে এই ভাইরাস মোকাবেলায়। মৃত্যুর মিছিল যেনো থামছে না। এক অজানা আতংকে স্থবির হয়ে আছে পুরো বিশ্ব। এর শেষ কবে, কোথায় কারো জানা নেই। বড় ধরনের অর্থনৈতিক বিপর্যয়ের মূখে
Palliative care is an organized team effort of Doctors, Nurses, Volunteers, Medical Social Workers, Occupational and Physical therapists, Pharmacist etc. who work together with sincerity and conviction at caregiving approach, optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex illness. In Bangladesh palliative care professionals in most cases have been
