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Pharmacists undergo three day palliative care training
“During this training, we would like to know how to manage pain, the use & reconstitution of morphine as well as the options available for pharmacists from Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) for us to manage...
Stoma Group Therapy at Nyeri Hospice
Miraculous is the word Nyeri Hospice Chief Executive Officer Saraphina Gichohi can use to describe the success she has witnessed with a stoma group started at the hospice a while back. This is after the hospice opened its doors for patients with colorectal cancer and...
Palliative care in Ministry of Health budget
The Ministry of Health has indicated inclusion of palliative care in the 2014-2015 government budget presented in parliament earlier June 2014. Speaking at the official opening of the Relay for Life event at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday, the Health Cabinet Secretary Mr....
First ever Relay for Life cancer event held in Kenya
The first ever Relay for Life (RFL) event took place in Kenya over the weekend at Nyayo Stadium with hundreds of participants from various quarters gracing the occasion. The 24 hour event that kicked off at 2pm on Saturday organized by Kenya Cancer Association...
Kitale District Hospital gears up for palliative care
Kitale District Hospital has identified a team of eight health care providers to lead palliative care services at the facility. The team comprises of two medical officers, two clinical officers and four nurses alongside the hospital pharmacist, social worker,...
A visit made me know of hospice care that I am now part of
Pastor Solomon Kamau never knew the support hospices offered to patients with life threatening illnesses. It wasn't is until a family friend was affected by cancer that he recalled seeing the Nyeri Hospice signpost with the word cancer on it and he decided to step in...