With the guiding principle of “adding life to days when days cannot be added to life”, the Society is dedicated to promote hospice care, provide bereavement support services, and develop related trainings. Through community education programmes, the Society advocates a positive attitude towards facing end-of-life.

Influencing Beliefs and Attitudes

• Heightening community and professional awareness and attention on the issues surrounding death, dying and bereavement.
• Facilitating and fostering open discussion on death and dying while respecting and supporting cultural, religious and family beliefs.

Meeting Community Needs

• Providing readily available information about facing death and end of life care options.
• Offering comprehensive bereavement support to patients, family & carers enabling them to cope with issues of loss and grief.

Enhancing Understanding & Skills

• Developing skills and understanding through the on-going discussion of end of life care among health care providers.
• Strengthening health care professional development by providing specialized training and support.
• Encouraging and collaborating in end of life care research.

Advocating for best possible care

• Collaborating with care-givers form different disciplines to further develop their approach and practice to the care of the dying and the bereaved.
• helping people who are dying and their families view choice and appropriate care at the end of life as their right.
• Working towards greater acceptance of providing the best possible end of life care for all.