Caring for patients living with life threatening diseases is quite a challenging task and has to go hand in hand with legal and ethical considerations. It is imperative to have in mind that there are a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding life-threatening...
Pain is an indicator of an underlying disease. When not addressed, it leads to torture; affecting the patient’s life, the family and the society at large. That is why it is good to understand the urgency that is there in addressing pain management and not just locally...
In Kenya, Article 43 of the Constitution states, “Everyone has the right to the highest attainable standard of health.” Well, during a palliative care advocacy training at Rosa Mystica Centre in Nairobi, lawyer Melba Katindi put it clear; that this is a prerogative...
“Pain relief is a human right. Failure of provision could actually lead to legal action,” those were the powerful words uttered by Dr. Gilbert Mwaka, a pain specialist at the Aga Khan University Hospital. However, the question to pose is; is everyone in need of pain...
In order to strengthen the health systems in Kenya, Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) has been advocating for the integration of palliative care services countrywide. As it stands, 25 out of 47 Counties in Kenya have access to these services....
“Working with patients in need of palliative care is fulfilling. We have met patients who had suicidal thoughts but through our intervention, their stories have changed; they now have the courage to move on with life.However, some of these patients die but we are...
