Health care workers from Mount Kenya region kicked off a five day introduction to palliative care training in Nyeri on Monday. Drawn from the clinical field, the doctors, nurses and nutritionists will learn various concepts of palliative care with the aim of...
The Ministry of Health has indicated that palliative care is one of the cancer management interventions that the government is taking more seriously. This was revealed during an ongoing two day Kenya Cancer Research and Control National Stakeholders’ Meeting at...
Caroline Okwemba is a practicing nurse working at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital. Before switching gears to palliative care, she was a general nurse engaged in wound dressing and was partly involved in dental care. In a recent interview with ehospice, M/s....
Mr. James Njagi is 47 years old and a father of six children. He is the sole bread winner hence all family members are wholly dependent on him. He is a person with albinism and because of this, he was rejected by the community including his own relatives. He lives...
Nairobi Hospice held a successful annual charity golf tournament on 2nd May at Karen Country Club.The event which started at round 11am attracted both young and seasoned golfers in teams and individual categories in support of the Hospice to continue offering...
The high number of patients presenting with life threatening illnesses especially cancer in Murang’a County has triggered the District Hospital to move with haste in establishing a palliative care unit to address their plight. Most patients visiting the hospital are...
