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Paediatric Palliative Care

Paediatric Palliative Care

Hope4Kids is a EU Joint Action funded by the EU4Health Programme, bringing together 23 European countries to strengthen paediatric palliative care across Europe.

Every child living with serious illness should have access to high-quality paediatric palliative care, regardless of where they live.

Together with healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, patient organisations, and families, Hope4Kids is working to reduce inequalities in care and improve the quality of paediatric palliative care for children in Europe, and their families

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Every child living with serious illness should have access to high-quality paediatric palliative care, regardless of where they live.

We envision a future where every child with cancer and their family has access to high-quality paediatric palliative care

70+ organisations in 23 countries are working together 
to strengthen paediatric palliative care in Europe

Holistic Oncological Palliative care 4 Europe’s Kids (Hope4Kids) is dedicated to strengthening paediatric palliative care (PPC) across Europe, with an emphasis in paediatric oncology. The project addresses disparities in access and quality of PPC services by coordinating efforts among 23 EU Member States and EU4Health-associated countries. Hope4Kids is a European Union Joint Action co-funded under the EU4Health programme.

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70+ organisations in 23 countries are working together 
to strengthen paediatric palliative care in Europe

“Paediatric palliative care is about adding life to a child’s days, not simply days to a child’s life."

Rosa Maria Fernández Tarazaga, Project manager, Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias (FFIS)

“At the end of Hope4Kids, I expect a greater sense of community among interdisciplinary paediatric palliative care healthcare workers.”

Dr. Maggie Root, Researcher and Policy Officer, Kenniscentrum Kinderpalliatieve Zorg/Dutch Center of Expertise in Children’s Palliative Care (KKZ)

“Receiving a cancer diagnosis during childhood has a lifelong impact. For me, paediatric palliative care means supporting children to live as fully as possible, enhancing their quality of life during treatment and, for survivors, long after treatment ends.”

Dr. Selina van den Oever, Hope4Kids Coordination Team, Princess Maxima Center for pediatric oncology (PMC)

"PPC represents the essence of the future model of care for children with serious illnesses: holistic, integrated and centred on what matters most to children and their families."

Dr. Sergi Navarro, Head of the Palliative Care and Complex Chronic Patient Care Service (C2P2), Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (SJD)

"H4K is an opportunity to bring together families, healthcare professionals and researchers to advance integrated pediatric oncology care across Europe, making high-quality supportive and palliative care more equitable and accessible for every child and their families."

Dr. Lucía Navarro, Paediatrician, Palliative Care and Complex Chronic Patient Care Service (C2P2), Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (SJD)

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