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An exploration of the practical application of the Western palliative care model in the African context, and the viability of culturally appropriate “compassionate communities” model of care.

Project: Other

Short title	FHM PhD Studentship 2021
Status	Not started

Salifu, Yakubu (Principal Investigator)
Preston, Nancy (Principal Investigator)
eseenam agbeko, Anita (Co-Investigator)

Impacts

Launching of Compassionate Palliative Services (COMPASS Ghana)
Impact: Societal Impacts, Economic Impacts, Health Impact, Cultural Impacts
COMPASS Ghana:The Founding Board Meeting
Impact: Societal Impacts
Improving palliative care nursing education
Impact: Health Impact, Cultural Impacts, Societal Impacts

Prizes

FHM Dean's Award 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Activities

COMPASS Ghana Death Cafe
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Consultant in Global Assessment and Monitoring of National Palliative Care Development
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy

Press/Media

Successful Ghana trip to promote palliative care
Press/Media: Research

Research outputs

One step at a time; using compassionate communities’ model (COMPASS Ghana) to impact on the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care in resource-poor setting
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Meeting abstract › peer-review