Conference Announcement 2012
The Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) is pleased to announce the 3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference which will be held from 12th to 14thSeptember 2012 at the Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. The conference is an ideal platform to come together with global experts, medical professionals and government policy makers to share these achievements and shape the future of...
Read MoreMore access for palliative care
The Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) has been supporting the integration of palliative care into public health services in Kenya through a project aiming at establishing palliative care in eleven public level 5 and provincial hospitals in Kenya. The project, funded by the Waterloo Coalition has now completed the training sessions and is moving towards the next objective of...
Read MoreKEHPCA 3rd Annual General Meeting
KEHPCA was excited to hold its 3rd Annual General Meeting on 28th of April 2012. This was held in Nairobi, with over 15 member institutions participating, despite the heavy rains; bad roads and long distance traveling for many of the participants. It is always good to come together and share our experiences, as well as catch up with the activities of the association. The Chairman’s report...
Read MoreTraining for Kenya Prison Services
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the Kenya Prisons Health Services capacity building in different aspects of holistic HIV care and management. One area of focus is the integration of palliative care services provision to patients and family members facing problems associated with life threatening illnesses. On 23rd to 27th April 2012, a variety of health care professionals...
Read MoreGarissa Opens Kenya’s 1st Paediatric PC Unit
Garissa Provincial General Hospital is leading the way forward on Paediatric Palliative Care in Kenya. Dr Patrick Mburugu, Palliative Care Clinic Coordinator had been a key player in driving the first Paediatric Palliative Care Unit in Kenya forward. Dr Mburugu recounts ‘in 2011, Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) through the Kenya Paediatric Association invited our...
Read MorePresentation at Ministry of Health
On April 3rd 2012 (which, incidentally, was my birthday), I was given an opportunity at the Ministry of Health to make a presentation to the Heads of Departments on palliative care and the work KEHPCA is doing to integrate palliative care into government hospitals. Every once a month the Heads of Department at the Ministry of Health meet to deliberate on various issues on health and getting a...
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