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Norfolk charity comforts the dying in Ethiopia Ethiopia has one hospice for a population of 112 million. Half of its funding comes from a charity led by Sue Mumford, a nurse who lives in north Norfolk. “My doctor husband and I are really privileged to have found a passion,” said Sue, “and fortunate that we can do this together. And we are in good enough health to cope with the rigours of travelling in Ethiopia.”
Sue is a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse. She helps people cope with the end of life, by controlling pain and symptoms, and offering psychological and spiritual support. ....
Written by Sue Mumford, Chair of Hospice Ethiopia UK and Jamie Mumford (Trustee) Once again, we have rounded up our fundraising year with a very successful Big Give Christmas Challenge. As a result, palliative care in Ethiopia will be over £9,000 better off, which means that more patients like Subira (not her real name) can be cared for by medics trained in palliative care. Subira suffered from severe pain secondary to a carcinoma affecting her eye until it was controlled by medicines and advice provided by expert nurses from Hospice Ethiopia. So, who are we? We’re a small UK registered charity called Hospice Ethiopia UK. We don’t employ anyone, but with our volunteers we raise funds to promote and support palliative care in Ethiopia. The Big Give Christmas Challenge is an annual fundraising event established by the Reed Foundation which is open to UK registered charities. The event occurs in the first week of December each year. The attraction to donors is that eac ....