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New strategic plan 2017-2021 born in KEHPCA
Change is never accepted by many people, everyone wants to be in their comfort zone. Nathaniel Branden states that “The first step towards change is awareness; the second is acceptance”. Putting in mind that change is inevitable, I’m guided by this quote in my...
INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE CARE IN KIAMBU COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENDA…
Life is too precious! Once you lose it, its game done! But many people take it for granted and forget that it is never a must to sleep and wake up every morning healthy, it is by God’s grace that we manage. Probably an encounter with ‘death’ would help one learn to...
The International Children’s Palliative Care Network responds to the Zika virus and the role of children’s palliative care
Following the recent outbreak of Zika and the virus being declared as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ by World Health Organisation Director General, Margaret Chan, the ICPCN has responded to the increase in children born with microcephaly due to...
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO START
‘Better late than never’ is a phrase that is popularly used to encourage one in despair. One would ask why Kiambu hospital has never begun a Palliative Care unit, the right answer would be ‘let us exercise patience despite the situation and put effort in instilling...
KIKUYU HOSPITAL ELEVATING PALLIATIVE CARE
“Knowledge is power” the wise man said. A lay man would wonder what palliative care means not knowing at some point in life he/she would need the care directly or indirectly if a family member, herself or himself suffered from a life threatening illness. “ Our...
World Cancer Day celebration
Looking at the title of this article, it is very easy to stop for a moment and wonder why on earth would it be as it is, right? I mean, cancer, just like any other disease, however way you want to look at it, is in no way something worth celebrating…we can all agree...