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The Republic of Sudan with a newly welcomed civilian government has great hope for the future. An active people-centred new Minister of Health is in place, setting a stage for those pioneers in palliative care to begin to achieve what in the past seemed impossible. In Medani in October 2019, the first official multi-professional ‘Palliative Care Week’ was celebrated. A palliative care and cancer volunteer system within the National Cancer Hospital has been developed. In Khartoum, the birth of the Comboni Palliative Care Volunteers (CPCVs) has taken place. A BSc Honours Degree for Specialist Nursing in palliative, cancer, critical and maternity care is awaiting approval by the Ministry of Higher Education. The proposal for the first modern hospice in Sudan is taking shape. The recognition of hospice as a place of excellence for both home care and inpatient care is gaining ground. Hospice contributes to education, research, evidence-based health service care policy development and excellent clinical practice, and this is a vision and hope for the future.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic there has been postponement of some of the proposed projects. However, the intention is that in the future they will be realised.
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Damanhuri, G., Marhoom, M. (2021). Republic of Sudan - Palliative Care - Hope for the Future. In: Silbermann, M. (eds) Palliative Care for Chronic Cancer Patients in the Community. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54526-0_20
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