PALIATIVOS SIN FRONTERAS

What PALIATIVOS SIN FRONTERAS does

Paliativos Sin Fronteras (PSF) is a Spanish non-governmental development organization (ONGD) founded in 2009 and headquartered in Donostia/San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, with a team of approximately 9 employees. Its mission is to improve palliative care and pain treatment in Latin America and Africa through three programmatic pillars: education (online and in-person courses), international cooperation projects (active in Cameroon, Chile, Nigeria, Ecuador, and Brazil), and volunteering. In 2015, PSF merged with the Sociedad Vasca de Cuidados Paliativos (founded 1992) and was recognized as NGO of the Year 2015.

PSF's core products are educational rather than technology-based. The portfolio includes online courses delivered through a self-serve e-learning platform (cursos.paliativossinfronteras.org) covering palliative care fundamentals, pediatric palliative medicine (currently in its 7th edition, 259 hours), pain management, and caregiver training, priced at €140 per module or €360 for complete programs. The organization also runs in-person jornadas (workshops) in Spanish cities, publishes an annual 'Notas Paliativas' journal, operates a 'Teléfono Paliativo' helpline, and produces multilingual educational content (Spanish, French, Portuguese, English) including over 10 co-edited books on palliative medicine. SEAFORMEC accreditation is being pursued for medical professional credit recognition.

PSF operates as a nonprofit funded through four revenue streams: course fees (one-time payments per participant), donations (PayPal and bank transfer), membership/association fees from individual socios, and cooperation project grants from European, national, regional, municipal, and private funding calls. Distribution combines self-serve digital enrollment globally with direct field implementation of cooperation projects in beneficiary countries. Endorsing partners include the Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Gipuzkoa, Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor, International Association of Palliative Care, and Fundación COMGI.

Name

PALIATIVOS SIN FRONTERAS

Legal name

PALIATIVOS SIN FRONTERAS

Website

https://paliativossinfronteras.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paliativos Sin Fronteras is a Spanish nonprofit founded in 2009 that delivers palliative care and pain management education—online courses, workshops, publications, and a helpline—to healthcare professionals, family caregivers, and institutions in Latin America and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Palliative Care Education and Training

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAK

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYHSABAIAI

Family Caregiver Coaching, Education & Support

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Care Coordination & Geriatric Care Management

SECONDARYHSABAFAF

Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care

SECONDARYHSABAFAH

End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care

SECONDARYHLAFAEAD

Palliative Care (Home-Based) Providers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Home Health & Hospice Providers

Keywords

• Palliative care education
• Online medical courses
• International cooperation
• Caregiver training
• Pain management training

Headquarters

HQ city

San Sebastian (Donostia)

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Course Fees: Revenue from paid online educational courses on palliative care topics, including specialized courses on pediatric palliative medicine, pain management, and caregiving. Prices range from 140 euros for individual modules to 360 euros for complete course packages.
2. Donations: The organization accepts monetary donations through their website (PayPal) and bank transfers to support palliative care projects in developing countries.
3. Membership/Association Fees: Revenue from members (socios) who pay membership fees to support the organization's mission and activities.
4. Cooperation Project Grants: Funding from European, national, regional, municipal, and private cooperation calls to implement palliative care programs in resource-limited countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Paliativos Sin Fronteras is a Spanish non-governmental development organization (ONGD) that delivers palliative care education and training, including online and in-person courses for healthcare professionals and caregivers, publishes palliative care resources, operates a helpline, and runs international cooperation projects in Latin America and Africa to improve access to pain treatment and end-of-life care.

Product overview

PALIATIVOS SIN FRONTERAS is a Spanish non-governmental organization founded in 2009 focused on improving palliative care and pain treatment in Latin America and Africa. The organization operates as an educational platform offering a portfolio of online and in-person courses for healthcare professionals, caregivers, and families. The core offerings include online courses (El Valor de los Cuidados en Paliativos, Medicina Paliativa en Niños y Adolescentes) delivered through a dedicated e-learning platform, annual publications (Notas Paliativas), a helpline (Teléfono Paliativo), in-person educational programs in Donostia and Tolosa, and international cooperation projects. The main course offerings range from €140 per module to €360 for complete programs, with SEAFORMEC credits requested for medical accreditation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• El Valor de los Cuidados en Paliativos

Quantifiable outcome

• 120 pediatricians trained through collaboration with the Organization Medical Collegiate of Spain
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Colegio Oficial de Medicos de GipuzkoacoreOthersMedical college in the Basque Country that collaborated with PSF to deliver a pediatric palliative care course that trained 120 pediatricians. The college endorsed and likely facilitated professional participation in the educational program.
• Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del DolorcoreOthersSpanish Multidisciplinary Pain Society that provides endorsement for PSF's palliative care educational courses, adding credibility and professional recognition to the training programs.
• International Association of Palliative CarecoreOthersInternational organization providing endorsement for PSF's palliative care educational programs, lending international credibility to the training offerings.
• Fundacion COMGIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation that collaborated with PSF to organize a jornada (workshop) for training caregivers of chronic and terminal patients in palliative care values and interaction techniques.
• SOS Rio Grande - Sociedad de Anestesiologia de Rio Grande do SulminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnesthesiology society in Brazil that launched a donation campaign for flood relief. PSF shared information about this initiative, indicating a collaborative relationship for humanitarian cooperation in Latin America.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• African Palliative Care Association: Pan-African membership organization driving palliative care education, policy, and clinical capacity across the continent. Overlaps with PSF's African field projects in Cameroon and Nigeria and competes for similar donor funding pools.
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC): Global nonprofit that develops education, advocacy, and resource materials in palliative care and is listed as an endorsing partner of PSF. Most direct comparable on mission, multilingual scope, and international cooperation footprint.
• Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA): International umbrella advocacy and education network for hospice and palliative care, focused on capacity building in low-resource countries. Directly comparable to PSF's nonprofit, education-led, multi-region operating model.
• Fundación Cudeca (Cuidados del Cáncer): Spanish nonprofit foundation providing hospice and palliative care services, education, and volunteering programs. Comparable in mission, Spanish origin, and reliance on donations, socios, and volunteer-driven delivery.
• Cicely Saunders International: UK-registered charity focused on palliative care research, education, and policy. Comparable as a teaching-and-advocacy nonprofit operating across care settings with publication-driven credibility.

Emerging players

• Pallium Canada: Canadian nonprofit that builds palliative care capacity through accredited courses for health professionals, including a well-known LEAP curriculum. Closest comparable to PSF on educational product design and SEAFORMEC-style accreditation model.
• Institute of Palliative Medicine (Kozhikode, India): India-based palliative care training and service delivery organization serving large catchment in Asia. Comparable on the combination of formal online courses, field service, and training-of-trainers models.

Regional players

• Asociación Latinoamericana de Cuidados Paliativos (ALCP): Regional society advancing palliative care education and policy across Latin America. Directly comparable regional focus with PSF's Chile, Ecuador, and Brazil cooperation portfolio.

Others

• HelpAge International: Global NGO network focused on older people's rights and healthy aging through policy, programs, and country offices. Comparable as an internationally operating, donor-funded nonprofit delivering training and advocacy, though broader in scope.

Broad incumbents

• Sociedad Española de Cuidados Paliativos (SECPAL): National multidisciplinary scientific society for palliative care professionals in Spain, the dominant accreditation and congress body in the same therapeutic area. PSF's course accreditation pathway runs through SEAFORMEC and overlaps with SECPAL-aligned curricula.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/paliativoss
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClIpK1XO8UsarAMWj8SmYkg
• Facebookfacebook.com/paliativossinfronteras.paliativos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paliativos-sin-fronteras

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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