Magyar Hospice-Palliatív Egyesület

Founded in 1995, Magyar Hospice-Palliatív Egyesület is a non-profit association based in Budapest, Hungary working on health, children & youth.

The Magyar Hospice-Palliatív Egyesület is a Hungarian association founded in 1995 that brings together and represents the country's hospice services, which are nearly one hundred organisations. It promotes palliative and end-of-life care for people with incurable illness and their families, and works on professional training and accreditation of hospice staff and volunteers, including basic and further courses and a two-level hospice volunteer training. It also supports the development of the hospice network through national statistics, professional guidelines and advocacy with the ministry, runs public awareness and volunteering campaigns such as Méltóság Mezeje and the Hospice World Day, and publishes information materials. The association holds public-benefit status and operates across Hungary.