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“I used to think hospice care or palliative care was for cancer patients only.”
“I used to think hospice care or palliative care was for cancer patients only.” Said Clare Akinyi. There is a wide misconception about palliative care. Some people have not heard of it. For some who have heard about it, they believe it is meant for cancer patients...
New Kid on the block
Makindu Palliative Care Unit (PCU) is currently the new PCU in Kenya. Makindu hospital is located off the Nairobi - Mombassa Highway, in Makueni County. The unit was opened on 22nd February 2021 to serve patients with palliative care needs. “The official launch will...
Psychological Support in Palliative Care
Psychological health and support are important in every stage and season in life but more so in Persons Living with Palliative Care Needs (PLWPCNs). It is important that psychological care is provided to PLWPCNs and their families. This can be done through a range of...
Mother with cancer opts to give up kids
Inside a room marked nine, a fading figure inscribed on the door of a tiny single-roomed house in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum, is a woman facing the hardest decision of her life. She is battling cervical cancer and has no close family to take care of her. The disease is...
Economic and Social Consequences of Cancer in Kenya
“We need to enhance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Let’s enhance more resources especially in palliative care.” H.E Hon. Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o Governor for Kisumu County. Palliative Care is critical in the role of global cancer care although many people living in...
Palliative Care Saved my Life
Although a misunderstood aspect of healthcare, it became a lifesaver for Perpetua Ngumi and Florence Nyambura, and experts now urge more Kenyans to consider it. When Perpetua Ngumi was diagnosed with stage 3B cervical cancer in 2004, she never thought there...
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