In 2023 RHHJ cared for 1301 people, 64 % were women, and 7 % were children. 72% of patients cared for have cancer. 64% have cancer, 8% have cancer & HIV\/AIDS, 8% have severe HIV\/AIDS and 20 % have other life-limiting diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/p>\n\n\n\n We are 34<\/strong> staff and 85<\/strong> community volunteers. RHHJ\u2019s main office is in Jinja<\/strong> and our field office is in Buyende District<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CORE SERVICES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Home-based Care – We bring services closer to YOU<\/strong>: RHHJ provides free home-based care. Buyende Field Office cares for 23% of enrolled patients. Our field teams go out in 4 teams daily and we drive 12,000 km per month<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n RHHJ provides needed medication for pain and symptom control<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RHHJ provides free medication for pain and symptom control to help the patient live their last days in dignity.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/p>\n\n\n\n RHHJ trains health workers in the prevention and better diagnosis and treatment of cancer and severe HIV\/AIDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Limited understanding of cancer and severe HIV\/AIDS among health workers hampers access to palliative care referral. Since 2019, RHHJ has trained 350+ health workers in a 3-day basic palliative care course. Additionally, RHHJ is training government health workers in cervical cancer screening.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Access to treatment is a human right<\/strong>. RHHJ supports the cost of diagnosis and treatment for our poor patients who otherwise would not get the treatment they need.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/p>\n\n\n\n RHHJ provides psycho-social and spiritual support – an essential part of palliative care<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meeting physical, emotional, and spiritual needs enables patients and their families to live better quality lives during their illness, gives comfort, and provides hope for the future<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n TOGETHER TOWARDS ELIMINATING CERVICAL CANCER IN THE BUSOGA REGION AND BEYOND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 2018 RHHJ has screened >9500 women for cervical cancer. Treatment is on-site or supported if needed for further diagnosis and treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n RHHJ is grateful for our partnership with the Palliative Care Association of Uganda – PCAU<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja (RHHJ) was founded in 2005. It provides home-based, holistic palliative care. We operate in the Busoga Region in Uganda, with an area of 10,000 km2, and > 3.5 million people (2014). In 2023 RHHJ cared for 1301 people, 64 % were women, and 7 % were children. 72% of patients […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pcau-member-organizations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pcauganda.org\/new-progress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHHJ-stats.png\")
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It brings the palliative care organizations together, shares information, and works with policymakers to ensure better access to palliative care for all in Uganda.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n