These SOPs have been developed for palliative care teams through a consultative process to guide the provision of palliative care as a continuing essential health service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While using these SOPs, the Ministry of Health and the Palliative Care Association of Uganda encourages all hospices and palliative care organizations to obtain an up to date copy of the National Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 and adhere to the same at all times. Health care workers at hospices and palliative care organizations are required to be highly suspicious for COVID-19 while screening and during triage.
The SOPs contained in this document are intended to ensure infection prevention and control of COVID-19 among palliative care teams, patients, caregivers and the community.
