Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) in conjunction with Nairobi Hospice conducted a week-long introduction to palliative care training to over 20 community Health Care Workers (HCWs) with funding received from the Red Ribbon Award. The community...
Kimbilio Hospice recently launched its marathon, the first ever palliative care marathon in the history of palliative care activities. Through the marathon, Kimbilio aims at raising funds to help serve the community in Kipkaren where the hospice is situated and...
The conference theme: ‘Spanning diseases, crossing borders,’ speaks to the wide reach of palliative care on the continent, as well as the challenges and solutions common across counties. Ministers of Health from across Africa will meet today to show their...
Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) held a Clinical Mentorship workshop for the clinical supervisors in readiness for students joining the palliative care class this September 2013. These supervisors will act as mentors and some will be assessors for the first class...
Filmmakers Kimberly Nunez-North and Travis North are currently in post-production on The Space Between documentary, which focuses on the effects of poverty on healthcare in Kenya and the increasing importance of palliative care. The team traveled to Kenya earlier this...
Palliative care nursing is an emerging area in the Kenya health care system and having trained health care providers is key in ensuring its success in the provision of end of life care. Since its inception in the country, nurses have taken the lead in pain alleviation...
