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Public preferences and priorities for end-of-life care in Kenya: a population-based street survey
Population based study on Kenyans' preference on end of life care In a study aimed to explore public preferences and priorities for end-of-life care in Nairobi Kenya, 51.1% of the respondents chose home as the most preferred place of death whereas 23.1% identified it...
Dr Anne Merriman nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Writing for the HAU website, Dr Anne has dedicated her nomination to all who have worked with her to care for those suffering across Africa and the rest of the world. This is to congratulate and thank the teams at HAU in KLA, MHM and LHH, the organisations that have...
A recap of World Cancer Day
February 4th was World Cancer Day and a lot took place in celebration of this day across the country. At Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, both public and private corporates signed a declaration against cancer. You can sign the online declaration to be part of the fight...
How a Nurse Uses the Law to Ease Patients’ Suffering
In November 2013, ehospice published an article titled 'Legal support to patients in palliative care bearing fruits' showing how legal services are benefiting Nyeri Hospice patients. To voice this progress, Open Society Foundation has prepared a great video giving...
Palliative care included in government budgetary process
Palliative care in Kenya will be factored in the 2014-2015 national budget to relief palliative care providers the burden of raising funds to meet their financial needs. Speaking during a media breakfast as a build-up to commemorate this year’s World Cancer Day, the...
Kenya’s strive amid launch of Global Atlas for Palliative Care
Kenya is among the countries missing on the list of countries worldwide that have palliative care well integrated into the health systems. Only 20 countries worldwide have palliative care well integrated into their healthcare systems according to the unmet need in...