At the end of this month Dr Zipporah Ali retires from her role as Executive Director of the Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA). Zippy started work as a volunteer with KEHPCA in 2006 when the organisation was first
In our newsletter of Summer 2019 we shared the story of Pamela. A mum of two girls, Pamela was unable to afford treatment for advanced breast cancer. With no access to palliative care she lived with untreated wounds and only
Since local travel restrictions were lifted nurses from Siaya Hospice have been able to start visiting patients in their homes. The risk of Covid-19 means that many patients fear making the journey to the hospice so the dedicated hospice nurses
We are proud to support the dedicated palliative care professionals and volunteers working across Kenya. With your help they are bringing palliative care into the community to reach more patients and their families when faced with terminal illness, but there
With our support Malindi Palliative Care Centre in eastern Kenya are developing their patient care in the community. The centre serves the whole of Kalifi County and its population of over one million. Community care is essential to ensure
Judith lost her husband to liver cancer. She told us her story. “My husband was ill from cancer. When he started being ill I had so many problems, I struggled for a long time. I took him to many hospitals
Our latest project to train an extra 129 community health volunteers across Kenya has just come to an end and we are delighted with the results. Our hospice partners in Kenya have done an amazing job at training these volunteers
Pamela first discovered a lump in her breast five years ago. With no money for transport or hospital costs she had to take out a loan of 20,000 KSH (around £150) to pay for medical care. She was diagnosed with
Peter lives with breast cancer and has been receiving palliative care from Kimbilio Hospice since 2015. When Peter is well enough to be at home, he is visited and followed up by the hospice community team, a project supported by
Hospices not only care for the terminally ill but help families cope with the loss of a loved one, during illness and through bereavement. Together with Mercy, a palliative care nurse from Nairobi Hospice, we visited Ken, a young man
