{"id":70,"date":"2020-11-11T10:27:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T10:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:00:13","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our Royal Patron<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Paduka Seri Sultan Perak Darul Ridzuan
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum
Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah
D.K., D.K.S.A., D.K.A., D.M.N., D.K. (Kelantan), D.K. (Selangor), D.K.N.S., D.K. (Perlis), D.K. (Kedah), D.K 1 (Johor), D.K. (Pahang),
PhD (Harvard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Who We Are & History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PPCS is a non-profit, non-Governmental organization established in year 1995 by a group of dedicated volunteers aimed to provide palliative care services to the patients in need regardless of race, religion and socio-economic status in the state of Perak. The services are provided free-of-charge. We have a dedicated medical team consisting of palliative care-trained doctors and nurses providing professional palliative care services to patients and their family members at a place of their choice, mainly at home setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are a member of the Malaysian Hospice and Palliative Care Council<\/a>, an umbrella body that represents most hospice and palliative care organizations in the country. We are also a member of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current premises (since April 2024)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. To Provide Comfort and Relief of Symptoms to People with Life Threatening Illness Irrespective of Age, Race or Religion;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. To Enhance their Quality of Life;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. To Support the Grieving Family appropriately<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Our Objectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Promote awareness on Palliative Care in the community;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Advocate for better services for the terminally ill;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Advocate for better education and training for health care provider;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Promote the spirit of volunteerism;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Provide Palliative Care services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      What is Palliative Care<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Palliative Care is the comprehensive care provided by a multidisciplinary team for those with a life-threatening illness where cure is no longer possible and comfort and symptom control are the main aims.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Palliative care emphasizes the \u2018whole person\u2019, \u2018whole journey\u2019<\/strong> approach, caring for the physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs of patients and their families. The care does not stop when patient passes away but it will include bereavement care for the family.  It provides relief from pain, shortness of breath, other common symptoms as well as psycho-spiritual suffering.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The goal is to improve and maintain quality of life, to prevent and delay functional loss so that the patient can live to the fullness in their remaining life, while maintaining their dignity and autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Who Needs Palliative Care<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Incurable cancers form the majority of cases requiring palliative care. Other non-cancerous conditions like end-stage organ failure (kidney failure, heart failure, neuro-muscular disorders) would also benefit from palliative care. However, we are unable to provide home care services or loan equipment for patients with these conditions due to our limited manpower and resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Our Royal Patron Duli Yang Maha MuliaPaduka Seri Sultan Perak Darul RidzuanSultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni AlmarhumSultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-LahD.K., D.K.S.A., D.K.A., D.M.N., D.K. (Kelantan), D.K. (Selangor), D.K.N.S., D.K. (Perlis), D.K. (Kedah), D.K 1 (Johor), D.K. (Pahang), PhD (Harvard) Who We Are & History PPCS is a non-profit, non-Governmental organization established in year 1995 … Continue reading About Us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5573,"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions\/5573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ppcs.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}