PCAU conducts quarterly update meetings for its members mainly for continuous sharing of information about what’s happening in different districts and various health facilities. Members share progress, and challenges, and draw a way forward to improving the implementation of palliative care in health facilities.
In partnership with the Ministry of Health, PCAU conducts periodic and on schedule visits to districts for mentorship and support supervision for the palliative care providers. These visits are usually intended to address the knowledge, skills, and attitude needs, for continued quality improvement of palliative...
PCAU trains nursing tutors and enhances their competencies in teaching palliative care in the higher institutions of learning. The trainings are coordinated by PCAU conducted by a team of experienced facilitators with collaboration from the Mulago School of nursing and the Institute of Hospice and...
PCAU implements the Pain-Free Hospital Initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Health with support from the American Cancer Society. Since 2016, 17 hospitals have been initiated into the program. The pain usually remains undertreated and some of the barriers to appropriately address pain management...
Driven by a profound desire to reduce unnecessary pain and suffering from life-limiting illnesses across Africa, the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) was formally founded in Tanzania in 2004. APCA works collaboratively with existing and potential providers of palliative care services to help expand service...
