The first ever Relay for Life (RFL) event took place in Kenya over the weekend at Nyayo Stadium with hundreds of participants from various quarters gracing the occasion. The 24 hour event that kicked off at 2pm on Saturday organized by Kenya Cancer Association...
Kitale District Hospital has identified a team of eight health care providers to lead palliative care services at the facility. The team comprises of two medical officers, two clinical officers and four nurses alongside the hospital pharmacist, social worker,...
Pastor Solomon Kamau never knew the support hospices offered to patients with life threatening illnesses. It wasn’t is until a family friend was affected by cancer that he recalled seeing the Nyeri Hospice signpost with the word cancer on it and he decided to...
Most people know that pain is uncomfortable and just because one doesn’t see an injury does not mean there is no pain. Physical pain must be controlled before the cause is addressed and treated as pain and suffering are closely related. This was the message to health...
Are you a healthcare professional in a developing country? Would you like to learn more about palliative care? Has planning palliative care for cancer patients proved challenging? ecancer’s free online course on palliative care was designed just for you. This course...
Over 20 health care workers drawn from hospitals in Mount Kenya region completed a five day introduction to palliative care training held in Nyeri with support from Tropical Health and Education Trust. During the training the trainees were subjected to various...
