Hospice

A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died, a group supporting her family said Monday.

Christian Concern said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday morning after her life support was withdrawn on Sunday.

Ljubljana – The Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy has approved EUR 3.8 million in EU grants for the Novo Mesto general hospital to set up a nursing hospital. As part of the project the hospital will also acquire 44 new beds for Covid-19 patients.

Country music legend Kenny Rogers, whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family said late on March 20.    

"Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family," they said in a statement.    

A fire broke out tonight at a hospice in the Polish city of Chojnice, Northern Poland. Four patients were killed, 22 were hospitalized, according to the Associated Press and Reuters.

A National Forum named "With Eyes Open for All" is held in Bulgaria's capital Sofia under the auspices of UNICEF. It is dedicated to the inclusion and empowerment of children, adolescents and young people with different abilities in Bulgaria. The event is held on occasion of the 30th anniversary since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, BNR reported.

Hospice 'Casa Sperantei' last weekend toppled the world record for the largest balloon mosaic formed by people, becoming a Guinness World Records title holder, a release informs on Monday.

Up to 135,000 people in Greece require relief from the pain of terminal illnesses yet only around 10 percent of them receive the appropriate treatment as there is no institutional framework for the dispensing of palliative care.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A fire at a hospital in Taiwan killed nine people on Monday and injured 15 and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze, authorities said.

Premier William Lai said the health ministry was overseeing rescue efforts at the hospital in New Taipei City, where the fire was extinguished shortly after dawn.

The French Parliament decided to adopt a bill allowing patients who are in the last stage of a terminal disease to use “deep sedation” until the end of their life.

The bill would apply only for patients with “severe and incurable illnesses” and situations described accurately by the proposed law in order these patients to “sleep before they die so they don’t suffer”.

A 50-year-old employee of a hospice for people with chronic illnesses in Drama, northeastern Greece, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzling 170,000 euros from the state-funded care facility.

Authorities said that after failing to cover up her actions, the employee admitted taking the money.