VIDAS

Founded in 1982, VIDAS is a non-profit association based in Milano, Italy working on health, children & youth, elderly care +1 more.

VIDAS is a non-profit organisation based in Milan that has provided free palliative care to people with incurable illnesses since 1982. Its Associazione VIDAS ODV delivers complete social and health care at home and in its hospices, Casa VIDAS and Casa Sollievo Bimbi, the first paediatric hospice in Lombardy. Care is offered to adults, older people and children across Milan, Monza and 112 municipalities in the surrounding area, and is delivered by multidisciplinary teams of health and social care professionals and trained volunteers. The affiliated Fondazione VIDAS ETS supports research and study into palliative care, runs training for health and social workers, organises cultural events and the INCONTRO festival, and promotes public awareness of end-of-life care. Services are provided free of charge and funded mainly through donations, legacies, corporate and foundation partnerships and public contributions.