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The establishment of a palliative care system and the involvement of civil society is one of the priorities of the Republic of Croatia and is an integral part of the National Health Development Strategy. Nevertheless, the implementation of palliative care policies does not adequately reflect the needs of palliative patients and their families and does not include examples of good practice from other countries. CSOs operating in the field of formal and informal palliative care for policy advocacy have to build their capacity and professional competencies.
An advocacy platform and strengthened capacity of 10 CSOs will advocate for public policies in the field of palliative care and care for seriously ill and dying. CSOs will more effectively represent the needs of end-users and enable better recognition by the public and decision-makers.
The project will improve the Palliative Care Development Strategy 2021-2027 and its implementation, which will have direct consequences on the regulation of palliative care systems in Croatia, through improving health policy to meets the needs of end users and improves cooperation between volunteers, CSOs and health institutions in the implementation of palliative care. Project will improve the public awareness of 100,000 Croatian citizens on importance of palliative care which will raise public awareness and thus increase the chances to improve policies.
The project will also contribute to intergenerational cooperation by involving people under the age of 30 as volunteers in working with end users and other volunteers, most of whom are elderly. It will also contribute to intercultural dialogue through the inclusion of Roma and other national minorities in the working group for advocacy of public policies in the field of palliative care and care for the elderly and sick. Part of the activities will be held in Otočac, which will contribute to the development of the local community in the area.