A mobile pediatric palliative care service has been launched in Uzbekistan
Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva: It is important to ease the lives of critically ill children and ensure their place in society
Mobile pediatric palliative care service launched in Uzbekistan
A mobile pediatric palliative care service has launched its operations in Uzbekistan. At the same time, work is underway by the National Social Protection Agency to establish a children's hospice. Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva reported this on her page.
The main goal of the new service is to provide necessary assistance to children with severe and incurable illnesses and their families, based on the child's needs. This envisages creating opportunities for families to receive medical and palliative care at home or in a hospice.
According to Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva, this initiative is not limited to medical care alone. Another important aspect of it is changing society's attitude toward children with incurable illnesses and recognizing their dignity and rights.
"Illness may limit a child's abilities, but it should not limit our efforts to ensure they live a full life," she writes.
Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva emphasizes that alongside the establishment of the children's hospice, society's perception of such children must also change. In her view, a child should not be judged solely by their diagnosis, but their personality, desires, dreams, and interests should also be taken into account.
Every child, regardless of their health problems, has the right to be an integral part of society, to express themselves, and to live as meaningful a life as possible.
The establishment of the mobile pediatric palliative care service and the hospice is considered one of the important steps toward implementing this approach in practice. After all, the essence of such care consists not only in relieving pain and suffering, but also in providing support, attention, and the necessary conditions for a dignified life to the child and their family.