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Appeal for support 2022

Appeal for support 2022

Every day, Kenya’s palliative care nurses work tirelessly to provide care in the face of complex issues with a very limited workforce and resources. But these challenges are met with dedication and resilience, palliative care nurses doing everything they can

Lee Barker March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 OTHER NEWS, Stories No Comments Read more

Charity Concert fundraising success!

Charity Concert fundraising success!

Thank you to everybody who supported our Charity Concert on Saturday 5th February at Great Malvern Priory. It was a wonderful evening and a huge success, so far raising over £8,000 for our work developing palliative care in Kenya. We

Lee Barker February 10, 2022February 11, 2022 Events, News, OTHER NEWS No Comments Read more

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – Screening in Laikipia County

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – Screening in Laikipia County

The HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening for early detection can prevent cervical cancer and save lives. In Kenya, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and the most common cause of cancer deaths. This Cervical Cancer

Lee Barker January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 News, OTHER NEWS No Comments Read more

Miriam’s story

Miriam’s story

Muriel Kinyanga, palliative care nurse at Taita Taveta Hospice in southern Kenya tells us about her patient: “A community health volunteer told me about a lady in her village who was suffering with severe pain. She lived two kilometres away

Lee Barker January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Stories No Comments Read more

Empowering family carers in Kitui County

Empowering family carers in Kitui County

We have been helping Kitui Palliative Care Unit in southern Kenya to train family carers and empower them to improve the lives of their loved one living with life-limiting illness. The team has already reached 60 carers with training in

Lee Barker January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 News, OTHER NEWS 1 Comment Read more

Farewell Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Farewell Archbishop Desmond Tutu

We are saddened by the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We are proud and grateful for his service as our patron, and give thanks for his life and work. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22292744

Lee Barker December 27, 2021January 4, 2022 News, OTHER NEWS Read more

Major step towards improved access to palliative care in Kenya with launch of first National Policy

Major step towards improved access to palliative care in Kenya with launch of first National Policy

In a major step towards improving palliative care services in Kenya, the country has launched its first ever National Palliative Care Policy. Launched to coincide with World Hospice and Palliative Care Day in October, the new policy is the culmination

Lee Barker October 30, 2021November 4, 2021 News, OTHER NEWS No Comments Read more

Join us at a Charity Concert at Great Malvern Priory on Saturday 5th February 2022

Join us at a Charity Concert at Great Malvern Priory on Saturday 5th February 2022

We are delighted to announce that a Charity Concert in aid of Hospice Care Kenya will be taking place at Great Malvern Priory on Saturday 5th February 2022 at 7.30pm. Join us for an evening of choral highlights with an

Lee Barker September 15, 2021February 3, 2022 Events, News, OTHER NEWS No Comments Read more

Cancer awareness in Samburu

Cancer awareness in Samburu

Well done to staff from Wamba Palliative Care Unit who have been busy raising awareness of cancer in Samburu County via a local radio show. We supported them to hold the radio show in which they reached out to listeners

Lee Barker August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 News, OTHER NEWS No Comments Read more

Lucky’s story

Lucky’s story

Eleven year old Lucky and his family live in west Malindi; a rural, arid area of Kenya where poverty rates are very high. Lucky is HIV positive, along with his mother and three siblings, however all the family stopped taking

Lee Barker July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Stories No Comments Read more
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