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“Those with white hair should die first” Unfortunately, in real life this is not always the case, and there are children throughout China, with incurable illnesses, who need the support of dedicated hospice care to see that their last days are spent in a comfortable, loving and supportive environment.

China’s 1st Children’s Hospice and Community Palliative Care Service

ChinaKidz will provide children’s palliative care services in China’s first specialist Children’s Hospice unit, in Changsha. In November 2008 Government Officials invited ChinaKidz to co-operate with the Children’s Welfare Institute to implement a children’s palliative care service for abandoned children as well as for families, aiming to support them and avoid the pressure to abandon their sick baby/child. This is an exciting and groundbreaking project in China; even in many other parts of the world children’s hospice services are not available.

Children’s hospice services provide specialist care and support to children who are not expected to live to reach adulthood – and their families – from the moment of diagnosis onwards.

ChinaKidz aims to employ local Chinese staff and train them in palliative care and management enabling the service to be grounded in the local services and culture at the earliest opportunity. We will support the local staff with volunteers from around the world, bringing their love and expertise to act as role models, educators and encouragers.