Hosted by the World Health Organization in collaboration with Religions for Peace and the EPI-WIN Faith Communities of Practice this global conference looks at ‘Strengthening national responses to health emergencies: WHO, Religious Leaders, Faith-based Organizations, Faith Communities and National Governments’.
Spiritual care during times of crisis track – Day 1 October 20, 2021, 10:00 – 12:30 CEST
Chaplaincy: Critical and changing roles in COVID-19
- Rehanah Sadiq, Muslim Chaplain, Women’s Hospital Birmingham UK National Health Service, UK
- Wendy Cadge, Barbara Mandel Professor of Humanistic Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University, USA
- Austyn Snowden, Lead Researcher, European Research Institute for Chaplaincy and Healthcare (ERIC), UK
- Fr. John Mosoti, Camillian Chaplain, Servants of the Sick, Kenya
- Fabian Winiger, Postdoc and Project Lead at the Professorship for Spiritual Care, Zurich University, Switzerland
Palliative care during COVID-19
- Emmanuel Luyirika, Executive Director, African Palliative Care Association (APCA), Uganda
- Dr. M R Rajagopal, Chairman, Pallium India, India
- Hibah Osman, Founder, Balsam, Lebanese Center for Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
- Fr John Toai, MI, Director and Founder, Mai Tam House of Hope, Vietnam
- Rick Bauer, Roman Catholic Missioner, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, USA
- Marie-Charlotte Bouesseau, Team Lead, Palliative Care, WHO HQ, Switzerland
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