Palliative Care in Sri Lanka

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Gain an in depth understanding of how palliative care services are delivered in Sri Lanka and meet with trained palliative care practitioners along the way.

Colombo / Galle

Visit the National Cancer Institute and learn of The Hopeful Comfort Project in Colombo. In Matara meet with Dr Samadhi Rajapaksa of the Institute of Palliative Medicine and learn of their community-based work.

Learn of the traditional medical practices and spiritual identities that have shaped attitudes towards life, death and caregiving.

Olaboduwe Weda Medura

Visit a traditional Sri Lankan medicine practice run by a famous local practitioner. Spend the morning exploring the natural herbs and medicines, the ailments that are cured by them and the treatment methods that are indigenous to Sri Lanka and inherited through family practice.

Experience Sri Lanka's natural beauty and wildlife.

Minneriya National Park & Royal Botanical Gardens

Alongside professional visits, you will have the opportunity to experience Sri Lanka's astounding breadth of natural diversity. See large herds of elephants, sambhur deer and huge flocks of birds.

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