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"...a day we have been dreaming about for a long time"
On Wednesday 5th March this year at the Ministry of Health in Bucharest the Romanian Health Minster, Mr. Eugen Nicolaescu, signed a partnership agreement with Hospice Casa Sperantei to develop a national plan for hospice care in the country.
In his press release at the beginning of the year Minister Nicoleascu stated that hospice care was one of his priorities in 2008. The historic agrement was signed on behalf of the Hospice by Dr. Daniela Mosoiu, who said
"this is a great day for terminally ill patients in our country - a day we have been dreaming about for a long time"
Graham Perolls, founder of the charity, said
"It was always part of our vision to see what had been started in Brasov spread out to the rest of the country. This is a very exciting for Hospice Casa Sperantei and a tribute to all the staff who have persevered over so many years, often in very difficult circumstances."
The plan will cover not only the development of better care for terminally ill people at an institutional level but also hospice care at home.
From March until June a National Awareness Campaign highlighting the problems confronting people in the advanced stages of terminal illness was run. This campaign was funded by the European Union.
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