To the community to set up a programme Once the community was primed, a home care programme was developed under the banner of the Sabah Cancer Society. An intensive public awareness campaign was conducted using the press, public forums, talks and seminars. A nurse coordinator was appointed and the hospice at home programme started functioning in 1993. The nurse coordinator went to Singapore and Penang to study home hospice programmes there. Volunteers were recruited and trained. Overseas experts and pioneers in palliative care came to share their experiences, offer training and provide inspiration.