As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, health systems around the world were straining under the extra burden. In Uganda, PCAU partners and member organizations improvised different ways to assess patients and to make sure that they get the care they needed, while avoiding unnecessary and potentially risky travel for staff. Although Uganda has not been as hard hit by the disease as other countries around the world, the Ugandan government took measures to stop the spread of disease.
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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.
