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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).

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.’’

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.

PCAU’s Position Paper on the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, 2023.

On 2nd August 2023, the Executive Director of the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU), Mark Donald Mwesiga led a delegation to meet the Committee on Health Parliament of the Republic of Uganda. The delegation was composed of representatives from PCAU Members and partner organizations as well as the Ministry of Health.

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

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