A new trend of tobacco smocking among the youth could lead to increased cases of cancer in the country. Sheesha/Shisha smoking, a way of smoking tobacco through a bowl and hose or tube, is gaining popularity in clubs and bars in major cities in Kenya. This was said by...

Since its inception in the year 2001 through funding from the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Chogoria Hospice has continued offering palliative care to patients with terminal illnesses. According to Mr. Leonard Gitonga, a nurse and coordinator of the palliative care...

A team of experts in palliative care, nursing and the medical training fraternity are working on the final touches to a palliative care curriculum, soon to be offered by the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). The experts include officers from Kenya Hospices and...

Nurses play a significant role in hospice/palliative care. In addition to the conventional nursing duties of observing and recording symptoms and treatments, they also provide emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families, through a series of roles....

Community health care workers should have health literacy for better health care delivery in the devolved system of governance in Kenya.   This was the message from the Chair of Rwanda Medical and Dental Council (RMDC) Professor Emile Rwamasibiro while addressing...

Hospices in Kenya and around the world need a significant amount of money to offer end of life care efficiently. The individuals behind fundraising go an extra mile in search of funds to meet their yearly budget but few understand the tactics they use in raising the...

The ministry of health has provided funding for the purchase of morphine to enhance palliative care among patients with life limiting illnesses. Speaking after a three-day training for pharmacists on palliative care, the Senior Deputy Chief Pharmacist in the Ministry...

Paralegals and health care workers from various parts of the country convened in Nairobi for a training as paralegals to offer legal support to patients and family members having problems associated with life threatening illness. The three day training for paralegal...

Dr Esther Cege Munyoro, head of the Palliative Care Unit at Kenyatta National Referral Hospital (KNH) and Dr Zipporah Ali of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) were among participants at the recently held AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly which was held...

Over 35 health care providers attended a one day palliative care sensitization meeting organized by Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) and Nyeri Provincial General Hospital (PGH) under the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) project....

In a new field such as palliative care nursing in Kenya, mentorship is vital where such professional practice is evolving with few senior leaders to serve as role models. Most nurses learn how to handle patients under medical terms and hygiene but detailed care beyond...

Medical training has for the longest time forgotten incorporating palliative care in its courses despite there being a patient in need of palliative care services at any one given time in most hospitals in Kenya. This was said by Kangundo District Hospital Medical...

Mrs. Saraphina Gichohi, is the Chief Executive Officer of Nyeri Hospice with over 11 years experience in palliative care and over 15 years experience in nursing and teaching in medical training colleges. The journey to her current position started way back in the...

As we celebrate this year’s World Women Day, palliative care in Kenya has seen women stand in the practice quite strongly and defending it despite reluctance from policy makers to see its benefit to the ill. Dr Zipporah Ali is the Executive Director of Kenya Hospices...

After operating in a small single room for nearly four years, Thika Hospice is undergoing renovation to offer end of life care to more patients. Once the renovation is complete, the hospice would have two consultation rooms to cater for more patients simultaneously....