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Volunteers Crucial for Daycare
Daycare is usually an occasion for celebrating the little joys and blessings of life. In hospices and palliative care units across Kenya, patients, their families, volunteers, corporate and care givers come together to offer joy and happiness to the terminally ill so...
Targeting The Improvement Of End of Life Nursing Care In Kenya
Hospice care is basically about compassionate care. Caring for patients with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses in such a way that these patients feel like some extra days have been added in their lives despite the reality being that they may not even be...
New Randomised Control Trial evidence shows integrated palliative care improves outcomes for people on treatment for HIV
New findings from a Randomised Control Trial of integrated palliative care delivered by existing outpatient nurses to HIV patients on treatment has found significant improvements in psychosocial problems, quality of life and psychological morbidity. The aim of current...
Hidden Lives/ Hidden Patients: Theme announced for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
The Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) and the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) have announced the theme for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day: ‘Hidden Lives/ Hidden Patients.’ This year's theme will focus on the patients...
Advance Care Planning in Kenya, Starting the Conversation
Advance Care Planning is the process of reflection and communication, a time for one to reflect on their wishes and values, and to let others know your future health and personal care preferences in the event that you become incapable of consenting to or refusing...
Not Even Cancer Will Break a Family’s Resolve
Four children in tow, Mr. Colman Kiprugut Rotich makes his way to Kimbilio Hospice. It is mid-morning and the sun is trying to peer through the clouds hanging over the azure sky in Kipkaren, Eldoret County. This is a trek Mr. Rotich and his children make almost daily...