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CONTINUITY OF CANCER CARE AMONG CHILDREN LIVING WITH PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS.

Despite the disruptions brought about by the coronavirus restrictions on transport, the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) found ways to ensure that it continued to support hospices and palliative care centers to offer the much-needed services to cancer patients.

THE PALLIATIVE CARE FRATERNITY IN UGANDA WEEKLY ONLINE DISCUSSIONS ON COVID-19 RESPONSE

The Palliative Care Association of Uganda has been hosting weekly online Zoom discussions with the palliative care fraternity in Uganda, with a specific focus on palliative care in the COVID-19 response. The discussions brought together different kinds of people within the palliative care fraternity including member organizations, partners, policymakers, leaders, palliative care practitioners, and other stakeholders across the country.

Meet Moris the Mechanic

Meet Morris, 20 years. He is from Hoima district. Moses joined the Road to Hope program in 2014. He was identified by the Palliative Care Nurse in Little Hospice Hoima when he was taking care of his mother who was suffering from cancer. Morris had missed school for a year

George Bazaire the Overcomer

At five years of age, George was caring for his dying father in their one-room mud house. He was responsible for picking medicine refills for his father and for looking for food from friends and well-wishers in the community. After his father died and he went to live with his

Annual Fundraising Dinner

Annually, PCAU holds a fundraising dinner during December to support a specific standalone hospice work. The dinners are held under the theme of “Scaling up Cancer and other Palliative Care response in remote areas in Uganda”. The resources raised are donated to a selected hospice to support a cause much

Collaborations with Other partners

PCAU is in various collaborations and networks to influence efforts and create synergies to contribute to an enabling environment to have palliative care for all people in need. PCAU actively participates in advocacy & network meetings, events among others at both national and international levels. At all the different events,

PCAU IEC Materials

To promote an understanding of palliative care among the different stakeholders, various Information, Communication, and Education Materials are developed by PCAU. The IEC materials are focused on information about palliative care and the Right to Palliative Care. These are disseminated to Hospices, Palliative Care Organizations, health workers, Media, policymakers, and

The PCAU Soccer Gala

The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) organizes an inter-organization soccer gala as an event to drum up support for palliative care issues and to create awareness. It is held annually in commemoration of the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) which takes place on the second Saturday of

The Morphine Supply Chain in Uganda

PCAU coordinates the oversight of the morphine supply chain which is implemented by the Ministry of Health, Hospice Africa Uganda, National Medical Stores, and Joint Medical Stores as well as palliative care service providers.Bimonthly, PCAU brings together key partners for a Morphine partners meeting to monitor and follow the efficiency

Road to hope

The Road to Hope Program supports child caregivers from financially poor backgrounds to access basic needs for their families and continue with education while caring for their chronically ill parents. The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) in partnership with the Center for Hospice Care (CHC) in Indiana USA under