*Sarafina is a mother of one and a survivor of multiple myeloma that made her yearn for death at one point of her illness M/s. Pauline Wamae was the nurse on duty when Sarafina arrived at the hospital for medical attention and tells the story to ehospice. One Monday...

Linet Muriithi is a social worker at Nyeri Provincial General Hospital (PGH). She tells of her story into palliative care that started with a negative attitude towards it in 2009. During her second year at Technical University of Mombasa, she had a chance to train in...

Focusing on the negative part of laws controlling essential drugs and failing to look at the positive effect of these drugs is hindering effective patient pain management in the country’s health care system.Driving LessonsDriving Lessons ManchesterDriving Lessons...

Training community Health Care Workers (HCWs) is a great way of ensuring patients with life threatening illnesses access palliative care at home. When a person gets ill, s/he goes to hospital and when discharged the patient returns home to his/er family members and...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the new editions of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Adults and for Children. The new editions of the model lists include several changes, two of which are very important for the field of palliative care:...

Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) was host to the Chief Nursing Officer of Malawi’s Ministry of Health Mrs. Immaculate Kambiya for a week, during her 3 week clinical placement in Kenya. Pursuing a post graduate degree in palliative care, her 3...

The Church of God Newtouwards in Ireland donated 50 solar lamps each worth KES 5000 to 50 homes in Meru through Meru Hospice. The solar lamps were donated to the palliative care patients at the hospice and to the needy in the surrounding community. Visiting from the...

Statistics indicate that 63% of oncology staff suffer from stress and depression in their day to day service delivery in the health sector. This depression is caused by burnouts due to heavy workload, fatigue, constant exposure to suffering patients, and trauma during...

Oxford Brookes University (OBU) has awarded an Honorary Doctorate (HonDUniv) to Dr Zipporah Ali, Executive Director of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) in a graduation ceremony held at the university in the UK. She was among six leading figures...

The Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) has appreciated the effort of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) and Kenya Medical Training Council (KMTC) in ensuring that the palliative care program commences this year. Established under an Act of parliament...

Storytelling and writing is one of the best practices in bringing to live positive and negative impacts of projects aimed at improving palliative care to patients with life limiting illnesses. It is in this light that nine health care providers under the Tropical...

Over 30 officers stationed at the Kamiti Medium Security Prison underwent a three days training in palliative care. The training, facilitated by Nairobi Hospice with funding from Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) aimed at equipping the officers...

Palliative care practitioners from hospices and palliative care units across the county underwent a three day mentorship training workshop organized by Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA). Three facilitators from Hospice and Palliative Care...

Space, staffing and lack of drugs are major challenges facing the integration of palliative care in health system in Kenya. Most palliative care units have reported that only one officer is dedicated to offer services at the unit leading to burn out following an...

The Ministry of Health has confirmed receipt of 2.2 kilograms of morphine for management of severe pain in government hospitals that have integrated palliative care. The Special Coordinator for Access to Pain Relief and Palliative Care from the Ministry of Health...