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A united front against Non-Communicable Diseases
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for the loss of 100,000 lives in Kenya each year. This is according to a report launched by the Ministry of Health on a survey done between April and June 2015. Stakeholder collaboration is the fresh united front in Kenya to...
It hurts because it is real
“Pain is whatever a patient says it is. It exists wherever and whenever a patient says it does”. In an assessment of pain video clip, Dr. John Campbell quotes these famous words said by McCaffery in 1968 about pain management. “The patient is the only judge of their...
Free palliative care services in Murang’a Level 5 Hospital
On a warm Friday morning at Murang’a Level 5 Hospital in Murang'a County patients are seated in rows waiting in front of different units within the hospital. Monica Juma the only Kenya Registered Palliative Care Nurse (KRPCN) in Murang’a walks few steps in front of...
Thika Level 5 Hospital is becoming pain-free
As health professionals took their seats in the tent pitched in front of Thika Palliative Care Unit in Kiambu County, one could see on their faces the enthusiasm they have for the well being of their patients. They are making efforts to go by the saying that, “a good...
Kenya Palliative Care Policy in the making
“The greatest wealth is health”, the saying goes, yet sickness, pain, and death are part of human existence. For this reason, palliative care, a service provided to patients and families faced with life-threatening illnesses has been an essential part of human life....
THANK YOU, DAPHNE
“You will love this place”, Daphne kept saying as she oriented me to the Communication Department in Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA). It was my first day of internship and Daphne Bochaberi having interned for seven months was ready to take the...