The Ministry of Health has acknowledged the need for palliative care in Kenya with the increasing incidence of Non Communicable Diseases. Palliative care is a very important aspect in management of cancer and other chronic illnesses. This was the message from...

Abstract submission deadline for the upcoming 4th Kenya National Palliative Care Conference has been extended to 15th August 2014. Abstract submission for the 4th Kenya National Palliative Care Conference 2014 in Nairobi has been extended to 15th August 2014. This is...

The birth of Eldoret Hospice originated from Sister Rose Abira who was working at Eldoret Hospital, now Moi Teaching Referral Hospital (MTRH), gynecology section.She came across a woman writhing in pain with a diagnosis of cervical cancer having been discharged to go...

Mary Otieno joined the nursing fraternity in 1982 and has since grown to be a qualified counselor in many areas pertaining health. With these great skills, the team at Homa Bay District Hospital requested her to attend a palliative training organized by Kenya Hospices...

Thika Level 5 Hospital management has asserted its support for palliative care integration in the day to day health care provision. Speaking to health care workers during a recent introduction to palliative care training at the hospital, the Medical Superintendent Dr...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) jointly with Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) on Friday disseminated guidelines for palliative care and cancer management in Kenya alongside other palliative care documents in Thika. During the dissemination...

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is the largest referral hospital in Kenya handling major health care cases affecting the public at relatively affordable rates. Being a center of last hope for most patients with little financial ability, there was need to have a...

A three day palliative care training saw pharmacists attend a morphine reconstitution session at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). This comes at a time when this group of health care workers has been identified as core towards realization of holistic care of patients...

Following a Ministry of Health Circular issued in July 2012 requiring district (Level 4) hospitals to establish palliative care centers, Kitui District Hospital has lived to fulfill this requirement. Through its (hospital) Management, the hospital identified space for...

“During this training, we would like to know how to manage pain, the use & reconstitution of morphine as well as the options available for pharmacists from Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) for us to manage...

Miraculous is the word Nyeri Hospice Chief Executive Officer Saraphina Gichohi can use to describe the success she has witnessed with a stoma group started at the hospice a while back. This is after the hospice opened its doors for patients with colorectal cancer and...

The Ministry of Health has indicated inclusion of palliative care in the 2014-2015 government budget presented in parliament earlier June 2014. Speaking at the official opening of the Relay for Life event at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday, the Health Cabinet Secretary Mr....

The first ever Relay for Life (RFL) event took place in Kenya over the weekend at Nyayo Stadium with hundreds of participants from various quarters gracing the occasion. The 24 hour event that kicked off at 2pm on Saturday organized by Kenya Cancer Association...

Kitale District Hospital has identified a team of eight health care providers to lead palliative care services at the facility. The team comprises of two medical officers, two clinical officers and four nurses alongside the hospital pharmacist, social worker,...

Pastor Solomon Kamau never knew the support hospices offered to patients with life threatening illnesses. It wasn't is until a family friend was affected by cancer that he recalled seeing the Nyeri Hospice signpost with the word cancer on it and he decided to step in...