Program goals:

• ensuring equity and access to palliative care services in Croatia by promoting palliative care among medical and non-medical staff
• improving the coordination and integration of all levels of palliative care
• improving the quality of palliative care at the national level. The Programme will put special focus on ensuring appropriate home based care.

Activities shall focus on capacity building of professionals and volunteers, members of families of palliative care patients; procurement of equipment for simulation laboratories; and nationwide promotional activities and access to information on palliative care with a possible component for up-grading of the existing IT system for connecting all stakeholders in palliative care and data exchange within the health system.
The Programme shall also promote exchange of experience, knowledge, ideas, solutions and best practices with Swiss partner(s).