Xinhuanet Hong Kong, April 27th The Li Ka-shing Foundation has donated a total of RMB 1. 1 billion to promote the hospice service plan in the Mainland and care for patients with advanced cancer. At present, more than 40,000 patients have been served, with a total of 427,000 visits.

According to Hong Kong media reports, Li Yuguang, vice-president of Shantou University and dean of medical college, said that1March 1998, 1998 talked with Li Ka-shing in Hong Kong about how to solve the problem of patients with advanced cancer, and relevant plans were initially brewed. In the same year, 1 1, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University School of Medicine established its first professional institution, which was named "Ningyang Hospital" by Li Ka-shing himself.

Li Yuguang said that "hospice care" has defined the eight-character policy of "poverty, cancer, family and exemption", indicating that the service target of "hospice care" is poor cancer patients; The service mode is free on-site service, which is different from hospitalization; Services include drug analgesia and psychological counseling to help patients relieve pain and build dignity.

Dr Luo Minjie of the Li Ka-shing Foundation said that the service scope of a hospice care is too small. Since 200 1 1, the foundation has started to implement the hospice care service plan in the mainland. In five years, the number of hospice hospitals will be expanded to 20, covering the mainland 130 districts and counties. The service radius of each "hospice care" is 300 kilometers, and the Li Ka-shing Foundation allocates 6,543,800 yuan+0.2 million yuan every year. So far, the program has provided services to more than 40,000 patients, totaling 427,000 person-times. (End)