Moldova
Hospices of Hope Moldova was launched in 2016 and works to establish a sustainable, national network of small hospice organisations in Moldova. Rather than working with a country partner HOHM is working with independent organisations across the country.
So far the network includes five hospices. These are:
- Hospice Aripile Sperantei (Wings of Hope) in Orhei
- Hospice Angelus in Soroca
- Hospice Angelus in Ocnita
- Hospice Taraclia and
- a new hospice organisation in Cahul
Services provided by the network organisations are primarily through home visits. The service in Cahul is integrated with a local public hospital. whilst the state will cover some of the costs of home visits, there is still a considerable shortfall and there is extreme poverty within the country.
Funding secured by Hospices of Hope Moldova and provided by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and Medicor has greatly strengthened the sustainability of the hospice organisations and has given them a brighter future.
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Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. The population in Moldova is around 3,500,000 people. Around 25,000 need hospice care each year but only 7-8% receive any form of support.
Other than in the capital, Chisinau, there is very little provision for hospice care. In rural areas there are some small organisations but these are usually staffed by doctors on a part time basis as they cannot give up their work for the state.
These organisations are struggling to survive and Hospice of Hope Moldova is working with them to ensure that their work continues.