This year 2023 marks 30 years since Dr. Anne Merriman founded Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) the pioneer stand-alone palliative care facility in Uganda. In the last 30 years, Uganda has registered several milestones for palliative care as access to the service still stands at slightly over 11% for all those in need.
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Creating a Compassionate Community in Uganda!
This year, PCAU launched the initiative to create the pioneer compassionate community in Uganda. Our initiative of the compassionate community is rooted in a health promotion approach to palliative care, aiming to support solidarity among community members at the end of life. Its to empower ‘community to support community’. We will raise consciousness among the people of Lweza Zone B in Wakiso district to recognize the power they have and how they can all work together to address the issues of caregiving, grief, and bereavement that affect them. The need for palliative care is universal. PCAU is working with Taibah International School and the Lweza Community Health Program to deliver this important initiative.
The graduation of another Advanced Diploma in Palliative Care Nursing Cohort -2023
By Joyce Zalwango Capacity Building Manager Read brief Stories about our recent activities
When I Visited a Home of a Child Who Faced Cancer in Rural Uganda
The first thing I and the team at Kitagata Hospital saw was the bright and smiling face of a young seven-year-old girl. She guided us into her home where her parents greeted us.
On the surface, she seemed like a happy seven-year-old, but the reality was that she had been battling leukemia for the last three years of her life. Only recently had she gone into remission. This was no small feat, and her family was greatly supported by Project SHiNE, a transport program for pediatric cancer patients run by Kitagata Hospital and supported by the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU).
Palliative Care Services Directory December 2023
Palliative Care Association of Uganda launched a Uganda National Palliative Care Directory. This is an important document profiling the presence of palliative care services in Uganda. Health workers referring patients and families can utilize this to reach colleagues in the respective health facilities.
Scaling up availability, accessibility, quality and equity – Highlights from the 4th Uganda conference on cancer and palliative care, held in Kampala, Uganda
Downing, Julia & Niyonzima, Nixon & Mwebesa, Eddie & Christine, Irumba & Asasira, Judith & Basemera, Bernadette & Basirika, Diana & Jatho, Alfred & Mbarusha, Immaculate & Nalubega, Harriet & Adong, Dorothy & Ryan, Deirdre & Tesfai, Danait & Kabagambe, Cynthia & Zalwango, Joyce & Amuge, Catherine & Nassolo, Cissy & Kakungulu, Edward & Orem, Jackson & Mwesiga, Mark. (2023). Scaling up availability, accessibility, quality and equity – highlights from the 4th Uganda conference on cancer and palliative care, held in Kampala, Uganda. ecancermedicalscience. 17. 10.3332/ecancer.2023.1628.
Special Hearts to Nurture Every Child Program
SHiNE Child Program
‘’Our conviction is that we can raise a community of compassionate people to support children from impoverished families who are facing challenging life situations to realize their full potential.’’
Uganda Conference on Cancer & Palliative care
The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) has been holding National Palliative Care Biennial Conferences since 2003. The conferences bring together people from all rounds of the world. With great support from the Ministry of Health, the conferences offer a platform for palliative care researchers, academicians, and service implementers to
Commemorating the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) 2023 in Uganda
Uganda Joins the rest of the world this week to commemorate the WHPCD 2023. The theme of the WHPCD 2023 is Compassionate Communities: Together for Palliative Care.
