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Slide PCAU Country Director(second left) - Mark Donald Mwesiga, Dr. Olaro Charles, The 2nd Deputy Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali, The Executive Director Uganda Cancer Institute - Dr. Jackson Orem and Dr. Henry Ddungu at the opening ceremony 3rd UCI-PCAU Conference Slide At the 3rd UCI - PCAU Conference, The Chief Guest - Rt. Hon. Gen(Rtd) Moses Ali (second left) and other delegates welcome Dr. Henry Ddungu to the podium. Slide From left- Dr. Jackson Amone , PCAU Country Director - Mark Donald Mwesiga and Dr. Olaro Charles at the 3rd UCI - PCAU Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care

Only 11% of those who need pain control and palliative care access it in Uganda. The country’s Health Sector Development Plan 2015/16 – 2019/20 shows that palliative care services are being offered in only 4.8% of the public hospitals in the country.

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UPCOMING EVENT AT PCAU

The 3rd Uganda Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care is jointly hosted by the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU). The conference will be held on 23rd – 24th September 2021. The theme of this year’s conference is

“Cancer and Palliative Care in COVID-19 and other challenging situations”

Conference workshops

Join Us for the 3rd UCI - PCAU Conference Workshops today 24th September 2021

Workshop 1: 2:00pm – 2:30pm
Integrating pain management into routine service care delivery at hospitals in Uganda
Chair:
1. Dr. Neville Oteba – Commissioner Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (Ministry of Health)
2. Mrs. Rinty Kintu – National Coordinator, American Cancer Society (ACS)

Workshop 2: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Improving national data on palliative care services in Uganda
Chair:
1. Lacey Ahern, MPH – Faculty Member University of Notre Dame Eck Institute of Global Health
2. Dr. Miriam Ajambo – Senior Medical Officer and Palliative Care Focal Person, Ministry of Health (MoH)

TESTIMONIALS

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Before I was started on oral liquid morphine medicine by the Nurse at Kitovu Mobile, I had a lot of pain in my body. I thought the pain I had was killing me slowly. I am glad that I got medicine to deal with that kind of pain.

 

 

 

Paul Lubega 

Masaka, Uganda 
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During the five years when my husband was bedridden at home with cancer, a team of health workers kept visiting us to offer care instead of us carrying him to the hospital all the time. It would have been very difficult for us to continue transporting him in his condition. I am very grateful to the palliative team at Kitovu Mobile.

Goretti Nassama Lubega

Masaka, Uganda
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When I was diagnosed with cancer of the breast, I had no money to pay for more medical tests and the operation until Hospice Jinja came to my rescue. They covered the costs. I urge the government to provide all cancer care services free of charge to Ugandans because many cannot afford the high costs involved.

  

Sakina Nandobya 

Jinja, Uganda

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