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An evening with death

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  • Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
  • When: November 18, 2014, 19:00 – 21:00

A debate on how we die in the Czech Republic.

One hundred and five thousand people die in the Czech Republic annually, 69% of them in hospitals or hospices. Most would like to die at home but for few does that wish come true.

There is a lack of palliative care or a system supporting carers. Hospice services are not covered by health insurance. If they decide to look after a relative, carers have no guarantee they will not lose their jobs and be capable of making a living. And doctors point out they have only 10 minutes or so to tell patients bad news, which is about as long as it takes to take out the trash… How to change this situation? And do we even want to, or have we succeeded in removing death from life?

Clergy and representatives of the Ministry of Health, insurers and hospices and palliative care specialists will take part.

The evening has been prepared in cooperation with the organisation Cesta domů (The Homecoming).

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