The Friends\u2019 Hospice has drawn up final plans for refurbishment of its new home in Tala and has submitted them to the Ministry of Health in Nicosia for ratification. If approved, work can begin immediately to bring the nine-bedroom building to internationally-recognised standards for a hospice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waugh House has been donated to the Hospice\u2019s Foundation to enable it to recommence its palliative care for people in the Paphos region. The work of the Foundation was halted in 2020 when it had to vacate its previous headquarters to make room for a polyclinic\u2019s expansion. Since then, its charity shops have been raising the funds necessary for the renovations to Waugh House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDespite the restrictions caused by Covid, our five shops have remained open throughout, manned by our amazing volunteers who have been cheerful and staunch despite the pressures on them,\u201d says Chris Jones, President of the Foundation. \u201cAnd we\u2019re delighted to welcome the Polis Charitable Foundation\u2019s bookshop as an addition to the Hospice\u2019s \u2018family\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It costs \u20ac250,000 a year to provide palliative care and other services, completely free of charge, to patients suffering from illnesses for which there is no medical cure. Since it began operations in 2006, The Friends\u2019 Hospice has helped two thousand people of all nationalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two months ago, letters were sent to thirty close neighbours of Waugh House to ask if there were any objections to the proposed change of its domestic use to that of a hospice. No objections were received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mrs Areti Pieridou, Chairman of Tala Council, has written to the Paphos Planning Department to express her support for the hospice project. The Speaker of the Cyprus House of Representatives, Mrs Annita Dimitriou, has promised a donation from the Assembly for the funding work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final refurbishment plans for Waugh House were drawn up by architects Lambrianou Koutsolambros following detailed suggestions from Mrs Afrodite Kathini, an inspector at the Ministry of Health. Advice was also given by Mrs Nina Ebanidze, the former ward sister of the Hospice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is a terrific groundswell of goodwill for the work of The Friends\u2019 Hospice,\u201d says Chris Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis, in itself, is very rewarding for everyone who devotes time and effort to its efforts for the people of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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