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I have been involved in palliative care for more than 20 years. During this time the challenges facing health professionals have grown in complexity and in scale. For those of us working in less developed countries, in addition to advanced cancer, end stage organ failure and progressive neurological diseases, we are now faced with HIV/AIDS and XDR TB. I have been inspired by the capacity of colleagues in the various national and international associations of hospice and palliative care to rise to these challenges. I have had the privilege of working with these colleagues in research, writing textbooks on palliative care, and more recently, participating in leadership training for physicians involved in palliative care. Without organisations such as IAHPC, we would have struggled to cope and may have given up trying to find ways to meet these challenges. I read the newsletter and review articles from IAHPC regularly every month. There is always something to learn from each edition. Many of the international associations in health care are inclined to focus on the needs and interests of North America and Europe. IAHPC is truly international in its activities and emphasis.

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