Royal couple's visit set to be a boost for palliative care in Malaysia
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Prince William and his wife Catherine at the Botanic Gardens on Sept 11, 2012. Prince William and wife Kate Middleton's upcoming visit is set to shine a long overdue spotlight on the relatively unknown area of palliative care in Malaysia. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Prince William and wife Kate Middleton's upcoming visit is set to shine a long overdue spotlight on the relatively unknown area of palliative care in Malaysia.
The Duchess of Cambridge, now known as Catherine, will make her first public speech outside the United Kingdom at Hospis Malaysia, the country's largest palliative care centre.
Palliative care focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of all patients while hospice care is usually for dying patients.
Hospis Malaysia chief executive officer-medical director Dr Ednin Hamzah said Catherine's speech would be a "very significant" affirmation about the importance of palliative care.
