PCAU – Page 4 – Palliative Care Association of Uganda

Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja

Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja (RHHJ) was founded in 2005. It provides home-based, holistic palliative care. We operate in the Busoga Region in Uganda, with an area of 10,000 km2, and > 3.5 million people (2014). In 2023 RHHJ cared for 1301 people, 64 % were women, and 7 %

Kabale Christian Care

Kabale Christian Care is a non-profit organization established in July of 2021 to rekindle hope and reduce suffering among vulnerable people throughout Uganda by advocating and providing end-of-life care wherever needed. Our Services at a Glance: See it in Action KCC is the first NGO in South Western Uganda to

Hospice Africa Uganda

Hospice Africa Uganda was founded in 1993 with a vision of “Palliative Care for all in need in Africa”. We have three Hospice sites; Hospice Kampala, Mobile Hospice Mbarara in Mbarara City, and Little Hospice Hoima in Hoima Oil City, and for the last 30 years, we have provided Palliative

Palliative Care Education and Research Consortium

The Palliative Care Education and Research Consortium (PcERC) was established in 2017 by a group of professionals as part of the work of the Makerere/Mulago palliative care unit which has been in existence since 2008 to support the further development and access for palliative care. We work in conjunction with

Job Vacancy – Office Assistant (Cleaner)

The job holder takes care of the office premises and carries out cleaning duties. He/she provides housekeeping services to maintain the premises of PCAU in a safe, sanitary, and tidy condition at all times.

Job Vacancy – Locum Driver

The job holder will be responsible for safely transporting the team in the organization’s manual vehicles across the country while portraying the organization’s corporate image. The position involves occasional driving with or without staff in the vehicle and reports directly to the Administrative Assistant.

Mobile Health (mHealth) Palliative Care Surveillance: Pioneering Data-Driven Decision-Making for Palliative Care in Uganda

The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) launched a groundbreaking mobile Health (mHealth) Palliative Care Surveillance program in 2015, initially spanning four health facilities. Utilizing Android smartphones and the Open Data Kit (ODK) application, the initiative aimed to collect aggregated data on palliative care service provision, facilitating informed decision-making, advocacy, research, and policy formulation.

Enhancing Palliative Care Data Collection Nationwide

Apart from our commitment to integrating palliative care into Uganda’s Health Care System, the Ministry of Health introduced specialized data collection tools integrated into the Health Management Information System (HMIS). These tools address the limitations of previous indicators, providing invaluable insights for policy formulation, decision-making, and research in palliative care.

Health-Related Suffering among Children from Impoverished Settings: A case of a mother and her baby failing TB and advanced HIV Disease in South Western Uganda

How help came to a very sick mother with her seemingly dying baby and her other 2 children:
In 2022, a community volunteer in southwestern Uganda was concerned about the plight of a dying baby with her mother who lived in a small makeshift. The two lived with two other young children in a very impoverished family of four people. The community volunteer approached the palliative care team at Kitagata Hospital for help. The Hospital is located about 3 miles from the village where the venerable family lives.

First Quarter 2024 updates from PCAU

Dear PCAU Members and Friends,

Thank you so much for your continued support and connection with PCAU. Please receive our 1st quarter 2024 newsletter. We are most excited about our plans for this year as we celebrate 25 years of PCAU. I encourage you all to renew your membership and commit to supporting PCAU. As we celebrate 25 years, we take stock of how our focused investment has yielded compassion, holistic care, pain-relief, comfort, hope, and justice for individuals, families, and Ugandan communities.