Who we are

The Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance is a network of hospice and palliative care organisations from around the world.

There are a number of workgroups of the Alliance focusing on key issues which affect hospice and palliative care services worldwide. These are:

  • Quality and standards
  • Education and training
  • Information
  • Children
  • Policy/Advocacy
  • World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (link to www.worldday.org )

Please contact us for more information on the work of these groups.

The steering group has membership from hospice and palliative care organisations around the world.

  • Sharon Baxter, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, Canada
  • Stephen Connor, National Hospice Palliative Care Organization, USA
  • Dr Cynthia Goh, Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network – Singapore (co-chair)
  • Dr Anil Paleri, Indian Association of Palliative Care, India
  • Dr Liz Gwyther, Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa
  • Liliana de Lima, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, USA
  • Joan Marston, International Children’s Palliative Care Network, South Africa
  • Dr Daniela Mosiou, Romanian National Association for Palliative Care, Romania
  • Dr Faith Mwangi Powell, African Palliative Care Association, Uganda
  • Margaret Oconnor, Palliative Care Australia
  • David Praill, Help the Hospices, UK (co-chair)
  • Dr Roberto Wenk, Asociación Latinoamericana de Cuidados Paliativos, Argentina
  • Observer - Mary Callaway, Open Society Institute, USA
  • Secretariat support for the Alliance is provided by Help the Hospices, UK.