What is Palliative Care?

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.— World Health Organization

Who are the patients who should be referred to PALCARE?

• Those with advanced cancer with metastasis to the bones, lungs, brain, bladder, etc.
• Those needing relief from distressing symptoms and complication of cancer
• Those patients need support to help them live as actively as possible
• Those whose families need support system during the patients’ illness

What are the requirements to avail the services?

• Referral letter from Barangay Captain and Barangay Certificate of Indigency
• Referral from Palcare Partner Organizations
• Treatment Protocol
• Pathology Reports and other lab works ( MRI, ultra-sound, CT scan, etc.)