{"id":52496,"date":"2021-10-06T17:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/care-should-be-accessible-20211006\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:28:55","slug":"care-should-be-accessible-20211006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/care-should-be-accessible-20211006\/","title":{"rendered":"Care should be accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_589bd3ea\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sunflower\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11654\/7bdc111fd8084f72bc6df20a312d23dd.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11654\/538906cabe0c49f7822ac7fc68d442eb.jpg\" title=\"Joan Marston and Melinda M\u00fcller with some of the children receiving care in Sunflower House. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Joan Marston and Melinda M\u00fcller with some of the children receiving care in Sunflower House. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Lientjie Mentz<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"p\">Wear a hat to spark change.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">When World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed on Friday (08\/10), people from all over the world will don a hat in support of this important service.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">According to Joan Marston of the Sunflower Children\u2019s Hospice, the goal is to ensure that everyone in need of palliative care receives it.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cEveryone should have access to this service, regardless of how young or old they are and whether or not they live in a humanitarian crisis area,\u201d she says.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cI initiated the HatsOn4CPC campaign in 2014 when I was the chief executive officer of the International Children\u2019s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN). Now it is already celebrated in many countries around the world. We ask people to wear a hat on 8 October, take a selfie and post it on social media with the hashtag #HatsOn4CPC. Any donations to a local children\u2019s hospice, national association or the ICPCN would be greatly appreciated.\u201d<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Because October enjoys a global focus on palliative care, Joan has been invited to talk at virtual conferences in ten different countries throughout October and November.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">She is the ICPCN\u2019s global ambassador for children\u2019s palliative care and the vice-chairperson of the national organisation PatchSA. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cAfter conducting research with the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) a few years ago, we estimate that 21 million children around the world need palliative care. Around one million of these children live in South Africa.\u201d<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">PatchSA promotes the six main children\u2019s palliative care organisations in South Africa, of which the Sunflower Children\u2019s Hospice is one.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cWe need volunteers to come and play with the children at Sunflower House and keep them entertained,\u201d Joan says.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">According to Melinda M\u00fcller, manager at Sunflower House, the hospice will have a pop-up stand at the National Hospital on Friday where people can get more information on the work being done for children. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cPeople are also welcome to visit Sunflower House on Friday.\u201d&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wear a hat to spark change.<br \/>\nWhen World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed on Friday (08\/10), people 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