SINCE 2013
Our pioneering programme is now independently run by local volunteers
trained in palliative care services
involved in palliative care services
Part of our training programme in Myanmar in 2015 included bedside teaching at the Yangon General Hospital’s oncology department.
Lien Collab rolled out its very first programme in Myanmar in 2013 when 5 experts—3 doctors and 2 nurses from Singapore and Australia—visited the country to train selected candidates. The programme hosted by the Department of Oncology at Yangon General Hospital, the country’s largest teaching hospital, saw 28 selected participants, including doctors, nurses and medical social workers from 11 hospitals and 1 hospice.
Over a four year period, 11 volunteer faculty visited Myanmar regularly to complete the training programme. Today, the pioneering participants continue training others in the country voluntarily. Lien Collab still advises the relevant authorities on how to sustain the growth and continue the advancement of accessible palliative care in the country.
Key Achievements
The programme’s country leads are:
Dr Ramaswamy Akhileswaran (Singapore)
A decade-long effort has helped palliative care take root for good
Building and tailoring palliative care services for the landlocked kingdom
Our largest efforts in palliative care training to date
Growing palliative care access in the world’s most populous country
Exploring ways to bring relief to a challenging healthcare system
Growing and expanding the nascent network of care
Planting the seeds of palliative care in the largest state of Malaysia
A seed has grown into a system and more
Taking the first steps to introducing palliative care
APHN Secretariat
c/o Division of Supportive & Palliative Care National Cancer Centre Singapore
30 Hospital Boulevard
Singapore 168583
Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care (Lien Collab) draws on philanthropy, health institutions, palliative care service providers, individuals and more to strengthen leadership and capacity in bringing pain relief to all.
