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Closing Ceremony – 3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference
The 3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference came to a close on 14th September afternoon at the Sarova Panafric Hotel in Nairobi Kenya. The three day conference organized by the Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) under the theme of...
Paediatric Palliative Care – 3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference
My name is Foebe, I am a girl, I am 3-years old. My dad is a barber and my mum a teacher. I attend day care in my mother’s school. I have one brother, Junior. He is in class two. I have many friends, like ten of them, both at home and in the day care. I have many...
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention – Day 2, 3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference
Among life threatening illnesses facing Kenyans today is cancer. Cancer has emerged the third killer disease after cardiovascular diseases and infectious diseases. This is having a major effect on the Kenyan economy and labor force. The Medical Services Minister Hon....
Inpatient VS Outpatient Palliative Care – 3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference
Is hospital based palliative care more beneficial than home based care? This was the argument put forward by Eunyoung Choi, the Associate Field Director of Palliative Care Program at AMPATH Oncology Institute in Kenya, during KEHPCA’s 3rd Kenya National Palliative...
3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference Day 1
The 3rd Kenya National Palliative Care Conference kicked off today at the Sarova Panafric in Nairobi Kenya. The three day conference hosted by the Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) aims to create a platform for participants to understand the...
KEHPCA receives the Red Ribbon Award
KEHPCA receives the Red Ribbon Award at the AIDS 2012 Conference in Washington DC Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) was among the ten community-based organizations that received the prestigious Red Ribbon Award for innovative response to AIDS...