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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>The International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) is a global organisation working to improve access to palliative care for the more than 21 million children worldwide who need it.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/icpcn.bsky.social</link><title>@icpcn.bsky.social - International Children&#39;s Palliative Care Network</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/icpcn.bsky.social/post/3mrmgj6vmdp2c</link><description>📢 Save the Date: The first Hamba Nawe Paediatric Palliative Care Conference&#xA;&#xA;The Hamba Nawe Initiative, in partnership with the University of Pretoria, presents its 1st PPC conference.&#xA;&#xA;📅 11 &amp; 21 September 2026&#xA;&#xA;More details: https://www.up.ac.za/cf-hambanawe-paedpalcare&#xA;&#xA;#PaediatricPalliativeCare</description><pubDate>27 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:o7yjwfp6md4snx2l235g5n6d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmgj6vmdp2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/icpcn.bsky.social/post/3mrfjlritbp2e</link><description>🌍 Joint Statement on WHO Global Status Report on Cancer 2026&#xA;&#xA;ICN, ISNCC &amp; 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C-POS training is underway at LUTH 💙&#xA;&#xA;Julia Downing shared the C-POS history and impact, while Callie Daniels-Howell co-facilitates with Dr Eve Namisango of APCA. 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Our CEO, Julia Downing, with Ayire Adongo, Regional Coordinator for @wchildcancer.bsky.social, during the CPC Train the Trainer programme in Ghana. 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