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Sample C: Basic curriculum for training community health workers (CHWs)
4 Hours: 8 sessions of 30 minutes
1. What is palliative care?
Brief presentation/sharing of experiences with incurable illness in family/friends
2. CHW’s responsibilities to the patient
Brief presentation/discussion
3. Knowing about the patient’s medical, psychosocial and spiritual status
Presentation/discussion
4. Knowing how to communicate to the patient in supportive ways
Presentation/discussion
5. Knowing how to recognize uncontrolled symptoms
Presentation/Q&A
6. Knowing when and how to report to supervisor and seek help
Presentation/Q&A
7. Resilience and self-care
Brief presentation/discussion
8. Grief and bereavement support
Brief presentation/discussion
Source: Adapted from the Institute of Palliative Medicine. Palliative care – a workbook for carers. Calicut, Kerala, India: WHO Collaborating 
Centre for Community Participation in Palliative Care and Long Term Care, 2017.

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Links
World Health Organization
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Palliative Care Programme
http://www.who.int/palliativecare/en/
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Guidelines on persisting pain in children
http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/quality_safety/guide_perspainchild/en/
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Planning and implementing palliative care services: a guide for programme managers
http://www.who.int/ncds/management/palliative-care/palliative_care_services/en/
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Global atlas of palliative care at the end of life
http://www.who.int/ncds/management/palliative-care/palliative-care-atlas/en/
World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance
http://www.thewhpca.org/