Nyeri Hospice held a fundraising dinner in Nairobi over the weekend to help cushion their budget towards the care of patients with life threatening illnesses. Speaking during the fundraising dinner, Nyeri Hospice Board Vice Chairperson Mrs. Mary Mutonyi said that this...
Nairobi Hospice played host to 31Health Care Providers for a five day training in palliative care aimed at equipping them with knowledge in order to take care of patients with life limiting illnesses. The Hospice Training Coordinator M/s. Jescah Ng’ang’a said that the...
At the closure of the four day Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) training organized by Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA), health care workers from 11 Level 5 Hospitals across the country admitted that they had limited knowledge on how to take care...
Early in 2013, the Nazareth Mission Hospital management set aside two rooms as space for palliative care to support patients with life threatening illnesses. The inception was spearheaded by Dr Mary Paul, a family physician in the hospital after seeing a close...
Recent statistics from a collaborative research project between International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) and UNICEF indicate that less than 1% of children in Kenya receive palliative care despite most children suffering from life threatening illnesses...
Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) thanks all those who have submitted their Oral and workshop abstracts for the upcoming 4th National Palliative Care Conference. The conference committee has embarked on reviewing all abstracts received and...
