Membership
Agreement
The Ghana Palliative Care Association is a membership
organisation for individuals and organisations interested in and working in
palliative care in Ghana. There are four different categories of membership:
Individual members are persons based in
Ghana, who have professional experience or personal engagement in palliative
care either within a hospice or palliative care service or unit, or a hospital
based service or an association, and who agree fully with the objectives of the
Association.
Honorary members are persons who the
Board of Directors so appoint in consideration of their outstanding
contributions to palliative care.
Institutional members may be Private or
National Hospice and Palliative Care Associations and recognised organisations/
hospices providing palliative care services.
Non-Voting members are individuals or
institutions who are interested in and committed to the development of
palliative care in Ghana but do not have operations in Ghana.
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Benefits of membership
The benefits of membership are varied.
An important part of being a member is your involvement in developing standards
for better palliative care. Other benefits includes: Voting rights at GPCA
General Meeting, Eligibility for nomination to GPCA Board, Association’s
recommendation for any eligible grant application to enhance palliative care,
as well an up to date information on palliative care.
Small Grants
Programme
Application
Guidelines
Receiving
a quarterly electronic newsletter
Receiving
up-to-date and advanced notice of events
Receiving
an electronic version of the APCA Journal of Palliative Care
(once
relaunched)
Sharing
and support from both the association and other members of the
association
Receiving
other publications of the association
Reduced
registration fees at APCA conferences
Voting
rights at the General Meeting
Eligibility
for nomination to the Board
Membership form