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Thursday, 20 October 2005
National Assembly Chairman opens two-day European Conference on Palliative Care
Belgrade’s Hyatt Hotel was today the venue for the opening of the two-day European Conference on Palliative Care, held under the slogan “Less suffering, more dignity… a better quality of life,” and organised by the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Council of Europe.
In his welcome address, the Chairman of the National Assembly of the
The issue of palliative care should be tackled by solving a number of problems; first and foremost, it has to be part of the legislative framework, after which professional health and social care services should organise the process. Referring to the issue of solidarity and humaneness in our society, Mr Markovic said: “Even more important than all that has been said is the awareness of the fact that anyone who experiences loss needs help; another important facet is the capacity to build a volunteer network that will help not only to establish palliative care, but also to raise awareness of that need to a higher level.
The introductory segment of the conference also saw addresses by the Minister of Health in the Government of the
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11.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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11.30 - the National Assembly standing delegation headed by Dacic takes part in PACE session (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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12.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Blue Salon)
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13.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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13.00 - sitting of the Committee on Finance State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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15.30 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)