The Croatian Society for Hospice/Palliative Care was founded in wartime, in 1994 as part of the Croatian Medical Association. Its principle aim is to promote hospice ideas through professional education and development; branches were created in Virovitca in 1997 and Koprivica in 2001. The society received funding support from the Open Society Institute in 2001 and 2002, in particular for its work as a national educational resource in palliative care. It has organised some local fund-raising events and has the support of a private benefactor. In 1997 the Friends of Hope Society was formed for fund-raising purposes within Zagreb, followed by the Croatian Society of Hospice Friends, with branches elsewhere. In 2000 a Croatian Society for Pain Treatment was founded, as part of the Croatian Medical Society.
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