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"FIFTY MILLIGRAMS IS NOT ENOUGH": A FILM BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
hetq
19:05, April 10, 2012
The support team of "Life without pain" campaign in collaboration with
Open Society Foundations-Armenia invites you to a film exhibition
called "Fifty milligrams is not enough" which tells Á story about a
boy with cancer. The film is based on true events.
The film screening will take place on 13 April 2012 at 6:00 PM in
Naregatsi Art Institute.
"Life without pain"campaign supported by different organizations,
individuals, care givers, patients and experts in the health system
will mobilize the Armenian public to raise awareness on the importance
of having access to adequate pain-relief for providing palliative
care services to patients in Armenia.
>From April to July, 2012 different activities are planned to engage
the public, government and other parties concerned in a dialogue on
the issue and inform the population on their rights.
According to the Needs assessment for Armenia on these particular
issues, almost 3600 patients need daily palliative care. However,
due to limited access to morphine for pain relief the patients with
life-threatening and chronic illness have to suffer from pain.
Group members of "Life without pain" campaign report that access to
opioids for pain-relief is essential for a quality palliative care
service. It can radically transform the lives of many people suffering
from fatal diseases in Armenia and release them from pain.
hetq
19:05, April 10, 2012
The support team of "Life without pain" campaign in collaboration with
Open Society Foundations-Armenia invites you to a film exhibition
called "Fifty milligrams is not enough" which tells Á story about a
boy with cancer. The film is based on true events.
The film screening will take place on 13 April 2012 at 6:00 PM in
Naregatsi Art Institute.
"Life without pain"campaign supported by different organizations,
individuals, care givers, patients and experts in the health system
will mobilize the Armenian public to raise awareness on the importance
of having access to adequate pain-relief for providing palliative
care services to patients in Armenia.
>From April to July, 2012 different activities are planned to engage
the public, government and other parties concerned in a dialogue on
the issue and inform the population on their rights.
According to the Needs assessment for Armenia on these particular
issues, almost 3600 patients need daily palliative care. However,
due to limited access to morphine for pain relief the patients with
life-threatening and chronic illness have to suffer from pain.
Group members of "Life without pain" campaign report that access to
opioids for pain-relief is essential for a quality palliative care
service. It can radically transform the lives of many people suffering
from fatal diseases in Armenia and release them from pain.