Global Partners in Care

Vision: We envision a world where individuals and families facing serious illness, death, and grief have access to essential services that afford comfort and dignity – which are human rights.

Mission: Global Partners in Care supports compassionate care where the need is great and resources are few by enhancing access to hospice and palliative care worldwide.

Areas of Focus: Global Partners in Care supports access to compassionate care by establishing collaborative partnerships, supporting research and education, and raising awareness of the global need for access to essential hospice and palliative care services. Driving all of our efforts is an unswerving commitment to extending compassion and reducing suffering among those in need.

Partnerships:
Our Partnership Program enables US Partners working in hospice and palliative care to engage with sister organizations in low-resource settings. Our partnership program represents the core of Global Partners in Care's work, connecting, and supporting strong, sustainable partnerships that are mutually beneficial.

Research and Education:
We partner with universities and other research institutions to support the development of evidence to assess need, implement policies and programs, and monitor progress in global palliative care.
We support scholarships through our partner organizations in low-resource settings to support the training and education of the next leaders in palliative care provision and research.
We educate US students, partners, and potential stakeholders as advocates for palliative care – in their own communities, but especially in areas of the world where resources are limited and the need is great.

The Hospice Foundation, Global Partners in Care’s affiliate organization, has a core staff of 10 professionals with experience in education, research, global health, fundraising, collaborative partnerships and other relevant areas who dedicate a portion of their time to this work.

Global Partners in Care is committed to working collaboratively with our partner organizations, national associations and international organizations working to enhance access to hospice and palliative care globally. We recognize the importance of working with other key players in global palliative care and are working to build relationships with these international and national organizations. We want to ensure that we are working together to multiply, rather than duplicate, efforts to enhance access to hospice and palliative care worldwide.

Our Advisory Council consists of 12 palliative care leaders from across the world. This helps ensure we are integrating diverse expertise and guidance from across the globe to further enhance access to palliative care.

Our progress and success can be seen in the number of people who are helped by the service provision of our partners. These programs are vital to many who depend on them for access to healthcare, medical treatment, medical training, and other aid programs. In its 22 years of existence, Global Partners in Care has expanded more than we could have imagined and it continues to grow each year.

The expansion and creation of new programs and the opening of new palliative care organizations across the globe, and particular in Sub-saharan Africa, where we focused until 2015, are also a sure sign of our success. Through our partnerships, our reach extends to helping improve the lives of individuals, but we also work in collaboration with organizations like the African Palliative Care Association to support structure and policy changes necessary to enhance access to palliative care. Through growing our engagement in research and education, we hope to further spread our reach.