At the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU), we have always been committed to integrating palliative care into Uganda’s healthcare system. Through our work in capacity building, advocacy, research, and resource mobilization, we’ve made strides in expanding access to palliative care. However, we’ve identified a significant challenge: the lack of accessible, comprehensive information on palliative...
The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) launched a groundbreaking mobile Health (mHealth) Palliative Care Surveillance program in 2015, initially spanning four health facilities. Utilizing Android smartphones and the Open Data Kit (ODK) application, the initiative aimed to collect aggregated data on palliative care service provision, facilitating informed decision-making, advocacy, research, and policy formulation.
Apart from our commitment to integrating palliative care into Uganda’s Health Care System, the Ministry of Health introduced specialized data collection tools integrated into the Health Management Information System (HMIS). These tools address the limitations of previous indicators, providing invaluable insights for policy formulation, decision-making, and research in palliative care.
The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) has been holding National Palliative Care Biennial Conferences since 2003. The conferences bring together people from all rounds of the world. With great support from the Ministry of Health, the conferences offer a platform for palliative care researchers, academicians, and service implementers to share their discoveries, innovations, and...
The PCAU Research Agenda (RA) provides focus and direction for Palliative Care Research andstrategic information by the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU). The developmentof the research agenda was accomplished through a consultative process covering a widerange of stakeholders and is aligned with the PCAU strategic plan (2022-2026), APCA’s 2020-2030 strategic plan and Uganda Ministry...
PCAU has a total of 10 district branches that are able to push the PCAU agenda in the different districts of Uganda. These branches hold update meetings at their sites as well as present during the national quarterly update meetings at the secretariat. These branches include the following: Mbarara BranchHoima PCAU BranchMityana PCAU BranchBuddu PCAU...
Become a PCAU member and help us expand vital palliative care services across Uganda. Your membership subscription is crucial; it directly supports our work to reach more people nationally who need palliative care. PCAU is a membership-based organization with a total of 38 member organizations and 2000+ individual members. To qualify as a member, you...
Annually, PCAU holds a fundraising dinner during December to support a specific standalone hospice work. The dinners are held under the theme of “Scaling up Cancer and other Palliative Care response in remote areas in Uganda”. The resources raised are donated to a selected hospice to support a cause much needed in their field of...
PCAU is in various collaborations and networks to influence efforts and create synergies to contribute to an enabling environment to have palliative care for all people in need. PCAU actively participates in advocacy & network meetings, events among others at both national and international levels. At all the different events, PCAU exhibits a lot of...
To promote an understanding of palliative care among the different stakeholders, various Information, Communication, and Education Materials are developed by PCAU. The IEC materials are focused on information about palliative care and the Right to Palliative Care. These are disseminated to Hospices, Palliative Care Organizations, health workers, Media, policymakers, and the general public. Some of...
