Members of the Rotaract Club of Pudu and
several interactors under the wing of the Rotary Club of Pudu attended a
volunteer introductory session at Hospis Malaysia on Saturday the 19th
of September. The objective of the session was to know of Hospis Malaysia’s
role and what palliative care is all about.
The briefing session was done by Dr Ednin
Hamzah, the medical director of Hospis Malaysia. Hospis Malaysia is a
non-profit organization that provides palliative care to patients diagnosed
with terminal illness. According to Dr Ednin, apart from medicine to treat the
underlying disease, something must be done to treat the emotional, social and
spiritual aspects of suffering from a terminal illness. This is where
palliative care comes in to improve patients’ quality of life. By providing
palliative care, patients are able to prepare for the end by making decisions
as well as receiving support from their own friends and family.
In addition to that, Hospis Malaysia is
also running a petition to gather support to establish palliative care units in
all hospitals in Malaysia. It is hoped that 10,000 signatures are achieved to
send in the petition.
The hospice requires volunteers for events
and also for certain patient care activities. To anyone who is interested,
kindly contact Hospis Malaysia at 03-9133 3936 or email them at info@hospismalaysia.org
for further details.
