“Mary” not her real name was diagnosed with breast cancer at an early age of 36 years; she was a young mother of three. Mary and her husband visited several facilities looking for cure and just like many Kenyans suffering from cancer she could not afford treatment in...
Machakos Palliative Care Unit (MPCU) has been in operation for about five years. The unit was established to provide care for the large South Eastern Kenya region with a population of over 3 million people. Patients travelled hundreds of kilometers to access this...
‘Winnie’ not her real name, a 56 old lady was admitted to our institution with broken legs following a tragic road accident. The right leg was severely crushed and needed amputation. Palliative care and counselling sessions were integrated as part of the management at...
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...
