The Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA) is an Association incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act (Reg. No. 198). The Association was founded in 1987 and is a membership organisation for South African hospices.
HPCA has 7 regional association members from each province (W Cape, E Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Free State, N cape, NW Province) with the Association of Northern Hospices representing hospices in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
During the last decade HPCA has established national and provincial Palliative Care development structures aimed specifically and purposefully at support and capacity building of member hospices and more recently of partner organisations in terms of the provision of quality palliative care.
HPCA is a national organisation operating in all 9 provinces in South Africa with 189 member and affiliated hospices coutrywide.
Our Portforlios
- Advocacy
- Education & Research
- Finance
- Organisational Development
- Paediatric Palliative Care
- Patient Care Services and
- Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E).
Partnerships
HPCA is working in partnership with the United States President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) to enhance the provision of sustainable, accessible, quality palliative care in South Africa through HPCA's members. HPCA gratefully acknowledges the significant contribution which PEPFAR is continuing to make to South African Hospices.
HPCA works closely with and serves on the board of numerous international palliative care organisations including the African Palliative Care Association (APCA), the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA); and various national associations.
A special partnership has developed with the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA). FHSSA is the response of the American Hospice movement to the global challenge of the overwhelming need for palliative care due to HIV/AIDS. FHSSA forms part of the National Hospice Palliative Care Organisation (USA) and is committed to increasing access to hospice and palliative care by facilitating partnerships between American and African programmes.