For the last three years Hospice Care Kenya has sponsored students studying for the Diploma in Palliative Care at the Kenya Medical Training College. One such student is Salome and here we tell why she felt impelled to learn more
Don’t Forget The Brandenburg Remembrance Concert 12th November
Please support us by attending our charity concert as part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival. Tickets £18.00— We will receive 50% of all tickets we sell. E-mail [email protected] to purchase tickets 12 November 19:30 St Paul’s Covent Garden Remembrance Reading
Improving Access to Pain Relief
Imagine being treated for cancer or another life limiting illness in a hospital yet being given no or inadequate relief for pain.A recent article published on ehospice/Kenya highlights the need for training of medical staff in how to assess pain
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
The theme of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on the 8th October is Living and Dying in Pain – it doesn’t have to happen. People like Josie (not her real name) below who was helped by community health volunteers and
Grants Awarded in September
We have supported another four grant applications with a total of £13,000. We have funded sponsorship for the latest intake of students on the Diploma in Palliative Care run by the Kenya Medical Training College, development of day care and
Home Care in Practice with a HCK Grant
As with “Mary’s Story” Joanna (not her real name) is also looked after at home by the hospice team from Nakuru. Hospice Care Kenya has provided grants to fund morphine and pay for a nurse for three years. One patient they
Mary’s Story
“Mary” not her real name was diagnosed with breast cancer at an early age of 36 years; she was a young mother of three. Mary and her husband visited several facilities looking for cure and just like many Kenyans suffering
Helping patients in Nakuru with support from HCK
We support Nakuru Hospice with running costs to employ a nurse. Here they tell how vital their support can be for patients. http://www.ehospice.com/kenya/ArticleView/tabid/10674/ArticleId/19962/language/en-GB/View.aspx
Brandenburg Autumn Festival Concert 12th November supporting HCK
We are again being supported by the Brandenburg Choral Festival. www.brandenburg.org.uk/autumn/ We will receive 50% of every ticket we sell for the concert on the 12th November. Email [email protected]. Saturday 12th November, 7.30pm St Paul’s Covent Garden Remembrance Ticket prices:
Great Day at Kenya in the Park 2016
For the second year Hospice Care Kenya had a stall at kenyainthepark.com/ last Saturday in east London. What a great event! Warm weather and masses of enthusiastic and positive people celebrating Kenyan culture and achievements. Thanks to everyone who came