Our Mission & Goal

Our Mission

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 training programmes. Through community education programmes, the Society advocates a positive attitude towards facing end-of-life.

Our Goal

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.