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Hospice management teams meet for leadership and governance workshop
Hospice management teams from across the country met in Nairobi for a leadership and governance workshop to deliberate on how to strengthen the organisations that they lead. With facilitation from the Country Director of University Research Co., LLC-Center for Human...
KMTC Diploma in Higher Education in Palliative Care continues
The second class of trainees from various health care institutions have completed the 1st face-face class of Diploma in Higher Education in Palliative Care training at Kenya Medical Training College.Supported by the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK), Kenya Hospices and...
Nyeri Hospice holds fundraising dinner for a worthy cause
Nyeri Hospice held a fundraising dinner in Nairobi over the weekend to help cushion their budget towards the care of patients with life threatening illnesses. Speaking during the fundraising dinner, Nyeri Hospice Board Vice Chairperson Mrs. Mary Mutonyi said that this...
Health Care Providers undertake palliative care training at Nairobi Hospice
Nairobi Hospice played host to 31Health Care Providers for a five day training in palliative care aimed at equipping them with knowledge in order to take care of patients with life limiting illnesses. The Hospice Training Coordinator M/s. Jescah Ng’ang’a said that the...
“We had little knowledge in paediatric palliative care.” Health care workers admit
At the closure of the four day Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) training organized by Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA), health care workers from 11 Level 5 Hospitals across the country admitted that they had limited knowledge on how to take care...
Inpatient approach to palliative care at Nazareth Hospital
Early in 2013, the Nazareth Mission Hospital management set aside two rooms as space for palliative care to support patients with life threatening illnesses. The inception was spearheaded by Dr Mary Paul, a family physician in the hospital after seeing a close...