(Nairobi, Kenya) – Sure, your Facebook status is interesting. But what about your health care status? April 16th is National Advance Care Planning Day, a day to share your wishes for future health care, and to name a Substitute Decision Maker, someone who can speak...
Legal aspects are gradually becoming part and parcel of palliative care provision in Kenya. Caring for patients at the end of life stage is a task that requires not only the consideration of the patient as a whole but also an understanding of the social, family,...
Palliative care provision continues to make huge strides in the Kenyan health sector. There are currently approximately 65 public and private hospices and palliative care units across the country. All these institutions are at the forefront of providing palliative...
Thursdays are a special day at the Nairobi Hospice in the Kenyan capital. It is the day set aside for day care for the patients to meet at the institution to share experiences and talk with the staff. It is a much needed change of environment for patients. The focus...
Picture your family receiving news so devastating you start to question everything in life. Well that was the case for the Ndaba family when one close relative was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The responsibility of caring for him fell upon the family and it is the...
God forbid that a loved one, relative or friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, or is elderly and requires constant health supervision at home or in hospital; it is almost a certainty that this person will at a particular time require palliative care. This form...
