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Perinatal and neonatal palliative care in Argentina
In the run up to World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on Saturday 10 October we report on the provision of perinatal and neonatal palliative care in the 'Profesor Alejandro Posadas' Hospital in Buenos Aires. The British Association of Perinatal Medicine defines...
Hidden Patients and Hidden Lives in Kenya
Hospice Care Kenya raises funds in the UK to support the development and delivery of palliative care in Kenya. On a recent trip to Kenya two Trustees and I went to visit some of the projects we have supported. Wherever possible we visited the patients who are being...
Eddah’s Hope Cancer Foundation hosts award dinner gala
This year saw the Eddah’s Hope Cancer Foundation, founded by Mr. Moses Issaji, take a step in the right direction by hosting the first of its kind in the region, the Inaugural Cancer Gala. Hosted at the prestigious Hotel Villa Rosa Kempinski, the team saw to a sitting...
Hats on for Children’s Palliative Care
The International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPN) has declared the first Friday in October every year to be a day for raising funds and international awareness of the work of children's palliative care services worldwide. Support #HATSON4CPC by donating and...
Targeting the Youth in Cancer Advocacy
Youth Against Cancer in Kenya (YACK) recently organized a talk at the Peponi Preparatory School in Nairobi. The talk targeted and engaged year eights students in the school. The theme of the talk was the relationship on lifestyles and cancer as well as other...
Hospice Care Team visit Palliative Care Projects in Kenya
It isn’t very often that your donors visit the projects they have supported. Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) and its member institutions were delighted to host a team from Hospice Care Kenya (HCK) this month (September 2015). Ms. Elizabeth...