February 4th was World Cancer Day and a lot took place in celebration of this day across the country. At Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, both public and private corporates signed a declaration against cancer. You can sign the online declaration to be part of the fight...
In November 2013, ehospice published an article titled ‘Legal support to patients in palliative care bearing fruits’ showing how legal services are benefiting Nyeri Hospice patients. To voice this progress, Open Society Foundation has prepared a great...
Palliative care in Kenya will be factored in the 2014-2015 national budget to relief palliative care providers the burden of raising funds to meet their financial needs. Speaking during a media breakfast as a build-up to commemorate this year’s World Cancer Day, the...
Kenya is among the countries missing on the list of countries worldwide that have palliative care well integrated into the health systems. Only 20 countries worldwide have palliative care well integrated into their healthcare systems according to the unmet need in...
The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health Professor H.K. Segor has directed 15 district hospitals to introduce palliative care services. In a letter to the County Executive Members of Health, Professor Segor requests the management at these hospitals to;...
In her submission, Dr Ali noted that; People with disabilities require access to compassionate, quality, and effective palliative and end-of-life care when facing serious, life-limiting illness. Recognising that disability needs to be understood primarily as a social...
