Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association is supporting the Garissa level_ 5 hospitals to scale up provision of palliative care services in the community by training health care workers and creating awareness in the community through media and other community...

If a ruler hearkens to lies, all his servants [are] wicked (Proverbs 29:12), leadership determines the success or failure of an organization. There has been lots of discussion for decades regarding these issues; • Are leaders made or born? • Which came first, the...

It has been more than 2 years since Peter’s mother (Margaret), passed away at the local Hospital, but he still fondly remembers his first encounter. When his mother’s health began to rapidly decline, Peter knew he was going to need help taking care of her. It took...

‘Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do’ Khalil Gibran. April 26th, 2016, was a great day for Naivasha County Referral hospital palliative care unit and patients living with life...

Wednesday 30th March 2016 was a day of great joy as Meru Hospice opened a new premise located within Meru town. Dozens of people packed the hospice’s great area to celebrate the grand opening and toured the facility. Partners, local donors, patients, volunteers, staff...

Thika level 5 Hospital has an established Palliative Care Unit and have identified Gatundu and Kiambu County Referral Hospital as their mentorship sites with the goal of assisting them set up Palliative Care services. “We need to bring different health care...

" I will not run away from parents when they inquire about diagnosis and prognosis of their children admitted in our ward" comment from one of the participant during the half day workshop at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital (Nakuru PGH). Kenya Hospices and...

Young children are assumed in our society not necessarily in terms of gender but children in general. Some are referred as ‘nuisance’ or ‘pretentious’. Why on earth would one assume a young and innocent child is not in pain and accuse him or her of being pretentious?...

Does a nurse have a role in palliative care? Absolutely yes! Can the practice of palliative care be complete without nurses’ involvement? The answer is No!Based on the questions above, the Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) program team visited...

A study conducted by UNICEF, on Assessment of the Need for Palliative Care for Children in 2013 in Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa indicates that very few children with palliative care needs get the necessary support. In Kenya less than 1% of children with palliative...

Healthcare workers in Nyeri County have been passionate about palliative care. One of the concerns raised is the low number of children accessing palliative care services at health facilities. This has partly been due to the reason that healthcare workers have limited...

Civil society groups from all over the world have released a statement condemning governments for failing to acknowledge the devastating consequences of punitive and repressive drug policies as they prepare for a UN summit on the issue next month. In April 2016, world...

Change is never accepted by many people, everyone wants to be in their comfort zone. Nathaniel Branden states that “The first step towards change is awareness; the second is acceptance”. Putting in mind that change is inevitable, I’m guided by this quote in my...

Life is too precious! Once you lose it, its game done! But many people take it for granted and forget that it is never a must to sleep and wake up every morning healthy, it is by God’s grace that we manage. Probably an encounter with ‘death’ would help one learn to...

Following the recent outbreak of Zika and the virus being declared as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ by World Health Organisation Director General, Margaret Chan, the ICPCN has responded to the increase in children born with microcephaly due to...