Voice for Hospices 2007 @ 6th Oct 2007

7 October, 2007 (02:02) | Events

“Voices For Hospice is an internationally celebrated musical event that began in 1994 in the United Kingdom to highlight hospice globally. By October 2005, that one event had become well over 500 simultaneous concerts in more than 60 countries and we in Penang took part for the second time.
Hospice is compassionate whole person care for patients with an advanced illness. Its aim is to alleviate suffering and improve the quality of life by providing medical and nursing care, emotional and spiritual support to patient and family. The hospice movement was initiated with the establishment of St. Christopher’s Hospice in London in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders. Since then the movement has spread to every continent on the globe.
In Malaysia, hospice care is available in almost all the main towns. This service is provided by NGOs as well as some public and private hospitals. One of the first hospice programmes in Malaysia began in Penang as a community service in 1992, with currently seven services. These seven services, as listed below, have come together again this year to organize this musical experience. “

Hospices in Penang:
Penang Hospice Society, Charis Hospice, Mount Miriam Hospice Care Centre, National Cancer Society of Malaysia(Penang Branch), Pure Lotus Hospice of Compassion, Unit Palliatif(Hospital Pulau Pinang) & Unit Palliatif(Hospital Bukit Mertajam)

After the long explaination, few photographers was invited to capture the stage performance and I was one of the photographer. Here is some highlight on the night.