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...
Palliative care addresses the pain and suffering associated with serious chronic illnesses, throughout the disease trajectory from the point of diagnosis through end of life care, for those who succumb to these conditions. There is strong evidence to show that early palliative care interventions improve...
Welcome to the first edition of the PCAU online newsletter and thank you for your membership and subscription. We send you greetings well aware that this may find some at home or at work contributing to the COVID-19 response. Every part of the world is...
This is the 2nd issue of the PCAU Annual Bulletin allotted at the 4th PCAU Annual Dinner! See how time flies! Some of you must have been at our first Annual Dinner in 2016. Some of you are joining us for the first time. You...
In 2014, the World Health Assembly (WHA67.19) passed a resolution on strengthening palliative care as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life course. The May 2017 WHA70.12 resolution on cancer also commits Governments to provide pain relief and palliative care to their citizens. The...
