Putting life into their days with compassion and care
Many of the families we support struggle to afford food. Their caring responsibilities often force them to give up work, leaving little money for basic necessities. Many sell their land to afford medical treatment, leaving little space to grow their
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Kenya, yet many face their illness in silence. Societal expectations, stigma and the distressing side effects of treatment make it difficult for men to seek help. As a result, too
We’re thrilled to announce that thanks to generous funding from The Austin Bailey Foundation, we’re expanding our Every Child Counts project into Nyeri County!
For the past decade, we have proudly provided partial sponsorship for nurses pursuing the Higher Diploma in Palliative Care Nursing at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). This initiative has been instrumental in strengthening the palliative care workforce across Kenya,
For two years, palliative care nurses Alice and Susan provided compassionate care to patients under challenging conditions at Kanyakine Hospital in Meru County. With limited resources and no dedicated space, they worked tirelessly in hospital corridors and even under trees
We’re incredibly proud to share how, thanks to generous donations from our supporters in the UK, we were able to provide emergency support to our hospice partners in Kenya during a critical shortage of morphine. This support enabled us to
Our Every Child Counts project began in October 2023 covering three Kenyan counties; Kajiado, Meru and Siaya. Designed to address three key barriers to the development and delivery of child palliative care; Lack of health workers with knowledge and skills
“I joined the volunteer team because I wanted to start giving back to my community. The training was inspiring: such a parade of bright, heartful people sharing their knowledge on palliative care. And the volunteering has been rich: meeting good
We have received reports from our hospice partners of serious delays in morphine procurement and delivery by the Kenyan Ministry of Health. Initially, our partner hospices told us they were having to ration their morphine supplies; now, many have completely
In March, HCK supported a team of palliative care specialists to travel to Dadaab refugee camp in the north of Kenya, in the first steps towards developing palliative care services in the camp. Around 300,000 people live in Dadaab and