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The Declaration on Palliative Care in a Pandemic: report of the African Ministers of Health Meeting and the 7th International African Palliative Care Conference, held from the 24th to 26th August 2022 in Kampala, Uganda and virtually
The report discusses the outcomes of the African Ministers of Health Meeting and the 7th International African Palliative Care Conference that took place in August 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. It emphasizes the importance of integrating palliative care into health strategies amid the pandemic, addressing challenges faced and future directions for improving care.
Current status of African pediatric oncology education efforts aligned with the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer
van Heerden, Jaques & Christine, Irumba & Downing, Julia & Davidson, Alan & Hessissen, Laila & Schoeman, Judy & Ladas, Elena & Abdelhafeez, Abdelhafeez & Arao, Shauna & Fentie, Atalay & Hosny, Sherif & Parkes, Jeannette & Naiker, Thurandrie & Ludick, Adri & Kambugu, Joyce & Geel, Jennifer. (2022). Current
PCAU Petitions Parliament on the State of Palliative Care in Uganda
The Palliative Care Association of Uganda has petitioned Parliament for the second time in three years ahead of the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2022 commemoration.
PCAU Double Awarded at the 7th International African Palliative Care Conference
The Palliative Care Association of Uganda was not only recognized for its support and contribution to improving access to Palliative Care services in Africa but also for the best oral presentation on integrating palliative care data into the national Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
PCAU disseminates data collection tools for Palliative Care
Palliative Care Association of Uganda on Thursday 28th June 2022 disseminated data collection tools for palliative care services to health facilities in central Uganda at Fairway Hotel Kampala.
15 facilities from central Uganda received the tools that included the HMIS OPD 008 Unit Palliative Care registers and HMIS 105c monthly palliative care report books to help them keep track of palliative care services at the facilities.
PCAU Trains Health Workers from West Nile in Palliative Care
Palliative Care Association of Uganda – PCAU equipped health workers from the West Nile region with basic skills and knowledge in palliative care service provision. The three-day training took place at Yumbe Regional Referral Hospital from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th June and was attended by 38 private and public
Bible Society of Uganda commends PCAU for a remarkable AGM
The Bible Society of Uganda officials hailed the PCAU team for the historical Annual General Meeting that was held on 27th May 2022 at Fairway Hotel in Kampala. In a cheerful evaluation on 2nd June 2022 at Café Tenda in Bwebajja Entebbe Road, Ruth Ikiriza Muhanguzi, the Membership and Relationships
PCAU Appeals for Support to Expand Office Premises
The President and Chairperson Board Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) Dr. Henry Ddungu has unequivocally made a public appeal for expansion of the Associations office premises to further improve the provision of palliative care to all in need in Uganda. “One of the needs PCAU has is larger premises
