The Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) has been supporting the integration of palliative care into public health services in Kenya through a project aiming at establishing palliative care in eleven public level 5 and provincial hospitals in Kenya....
KEHPCA was excited to hold its 3rd Annual General Meeting on 28th of April 2012. This was held in Nairobi, with over 15 member institutions participating, despite the heavy rains; bad roads and long distance traveling for many of the participants. It is always good to...
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the Kenya Prisons Health Services capacity building in different aspects of holistic HIV care and management. One area of focus is the integration of palliative care services provision to patients and family members...
Garissa Provincial General Hospital is leading the way forward on Paediatric Palliative Care in Kenya. Dr Patrick Mburugu, Palliative Care Clinic Coordinator had been a key player in driving the first Paediatric Palliative Care Unit in Kenya forward. Dr Mburugu...
On April 3rd 2012 (which, incidentally, was my birthday), I was given an opportunity at the Ministry of Health to make a presentation to the Heads of Departments on palliative care and the work KEHPCA is doing to integrate palliative care into government hospitals....
On 26th March, Gemma, KEHPCA’s VSO volunteer, embarked on a week long course at Nairobi Hospice, for palliative care for non health care professionals. She tells us about her experience…. When I arrived at Nairobi Hospice, situated in Kenyatta National Hospital, I...
