The Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance

Summary

The Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) is an international non-governmental organisation focusing exclusively on hospice and palliative care development worldwide. With over 100 members worldwide, it's mission is to bring together the global palliative care community to improve well-being and reduce unnecessary suffering for those in need of palliative care in collaboration with the regional and national hospice and palliative care organisations and other partners.

The WHPCA website hosts a wide variety of resources relating to hospice and palliative care including:

• Advocacy resources
• Building Integrated Palliative Care Programs and Services
• Country reports and needs assessments
• Covid-19 Resources
• Disease specific plans and guidance
• Fundraising resources
• Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life
• Laws, regulations and national strategies
• Media resources
• National association strategic plans
• Palliative Care Toolkits and Training Manual
• Standards, clinical guidelines and protocols
• UN guidelines, documents and strategies on palliative care
• Universal Health Coverage Resources
• WHPCA position statements
• WHPCA publications and reports