There Maruzza Foundationcommitted for over 20 years in the field of pain therapy and pediatric palliative care for minors suffering from incurable diseases, is pleased to announce the Catania stage of the 3rd Tour of Italy of Pediatric Palliative Care (https://www.girocurepalliativepediatriche.it/), inaugurated on May 4th in Rome on the Ponte della Musica and which will run throughout the country until June 16th, the date set for the Etna capital.
After the great success of the first two editions which saw the presence of around 35 thousand participants, with more than 100 events in 17 Italian regions and the involvement of over 200 associations, 2024 promises to be even more eventful. The aim of the third edition is promote the development of Pediatric Palliative Care Networks (CPP) involving civil society and raising awareness among health and social professionals and institutions in order to make them operational in all Regions.
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The title of the initiative of the third edition of the GCPP is: “Each to his own Node, together we are the Network”, a way to make people aware the concept of Pediatric Palliative Care Network, the organizational model provided for by law 38/2010 which defines actors and services aimed at guaranteeing the best possible quality of life to the minor with an incurable pathology with high care complexity and to his family.
The Mayor Enrico Trantino, who will participate in the inauguration of the Catania event, declared “The city of Catania and the metropolitan city welcome this event and the related initiatives with great attention so that the entire institutional, political and social apparatus is sensitized to the topic of pediatric palliative care. Much has been achieved to date also thanks to third sector associations, but much more needs to happen in favor of the little ones and in the implementation of the most appropriate tools for a more widespread and effective healthcare response in pediatric palliative care.”
The next June 16th the city will host the final stage: “Catania together for pediatric palliative care”. The day, full of events, includes: at 08:00 the conference “Pediatric palliative care: difficulties and commitments in building the network”, which will be held in the classroom of the Mario Cutelli National Boarding School in via Vittorio Emanuele II; from 4.30pm to 6.30pm a cycle ride with departure and arrival in Piazza Vincenzo Bellini where information gazebos of the “Casa del Bambino” pediatric hospice of Garibaldi Nesima and of the SAMO, SAMOT CATANIA ONLUS and ANDAF associations will be set up. The Ibiscus and LAD ETS associations will entertain the children with games and workshops.
At 8.30 pm the benefit show: “MEDITERRANEAN SINFONIA, with the Soprano Daniela Rossello; it will be a journey into the culture of the Mediterranean between history, songs, music, dance and poetry. The evening will take place in the splendid setting of the Massimo Bellini Theater and will be hosted by Salvo la Rosa.
The opera company thus confirms its openness to social and civil issues, as underlined by the superintendent Giovanni Cultrera di Montesano: “Taking care of children in the most difficult and extreme hour. When the only important thing is to wrap them in love and soothe their suffering. There is no more noble and necessary mission that adults are called to carry out towards the little ones. As individuals and as a community. For the Bellini Theatre, a public institution authentically focused on fulfilling an ethical and social function, it is therefore an imperative and a great honor to participate in the charitable initiative of the Maruzza Foundation, which aims on a national scale to activate a vast network of solidarity in favor of children less fortunate and their families.”
The Catania event obtained the patronage of: Department of Health, Department of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment of the Sicily Region, Sicilian Regional Assembly, Municipality of Catania, Arnas Garibaldi Catania, FIMP – Catania Section, SIPPS Catania – Paidos – OMCeO Catania Section.
Pediatric Palliative Care is a healthcare approach capable of guaranteeing the best possible quality of life to minors suffering from incurable illnesses and their families.through the work of specialized professionals who take care of children, preferably at home, supporting families in all phases of the disease, alleviating physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual suffering.
The Maruzza Lefebvre D’Ovidio ETS Foundation has been involved, for over 20 years, in the field of pain therapy and pediatric palliative care for minors suffering from incurable diseases. Today the Maruzza Foundation is a national and international reference organization in the sector. Fondazionemaruzza.org.
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