Hospice Week runs from May 4-10 this year and it is annually co-ordinated by the Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), with the Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC). This year's Hospice Week in South Africa, will intensify efforts to champion universal palliative care for South Africans facing life-limiting illnesses.  It is observed under the theme palliative care is everyone's business. Sisi Segalo has more on the story