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KEHPCA 3rd Annual General Meeting
KEHPCA was excited to hold its 3rd Annual General Meeting on 28th of April 2012. This was held in Nairobi, with over 15 member institutions participating, despite the heavy rains; bad roads and long distance traveling for many of the participants. It is always good to...
Training for Kenya Prison Services
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the Kenya Prisons Health Services capacity building in different aspects of holistic HIV care and management. One area of focus is the integration of palliative care services provision to patients and family members...
Garissa Opens Kenya’s 1st Paediatric PC Unit
Garissa Provincial General Hospital is leading the way forward on Paediatric Palliative Care in Kenya. Dr Patrick Mburugu, Palliative Care Clinic Coordinator had been a key player in driving the first Paediatric Palliative Care Unit in Kenya forward. Dr Mburugu...
Presentation at Ministry of Health
On April 3rd 2012 (which, incidentally, was my birthday), I was given an opportunity at the Ministry of Health to make a presentation to the Heads of Departments on palliative care and the work KEHPCA is doing to integrate palliative care into government hospitals....
Non Health Care Professionals Training
On 26th March, Gemma, KEHPCA’s VSO volunteer, embarked on a week long course at Nairobi Hospice, for palliative care for non health care professionals. She tells us about her experience…. When I arrived at Nairobi Hospice, situated in Kenyatta National Hospital, I...
Wear Your Mask – Make Your Mark
On 23rd March 2012, the eve of World TB day, a number of organizations led by KELIN, got a glimpse into what it is like to live with drug resistant TB while raising awareness and sensitizing the public to TB. KELIN, KEHPCA, WOFAK, KANCO and MSF took to the streets...