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A Community-Based Approach to Grief and Bereavement

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Driving Innovation in Palliative Care through Compassionate Partnership

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Understanding Opioid Use in Palliative Care at Ikutha Hospital, Kitui County, Kenya

By Sylvester Wambua-Mulyunga. Pain management is a cornerstone of palliative care, ensuring that patients with life- limiting illnesses live with dignity and comfort. At Ikutha Hospital in Kitui County, Kenya, opioids play a crucial role in alleviating severe pain

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Sierra Leone On Its Way to Reliable Access to Medical Morphine

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Cancer Prevention; Integrating HPV Vaccination into Palliative Care Frameworks

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Welcome Message from the Ministry of Health, Botswana

The Ministry of Health, Botswana is honored to co-host the 8th International African Palliative Care and Allied Services Conference 2025, in collaboration with the African Palliative Care Association (APCA). This significant event will take place from September 23rd to 26th, 2025, at the Gaborone International Convention Centre.

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Bridging the Cancer prevention, diagnosis and care gaps in Lesotho

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Palliative Care Advocates at the World Health Organization Executive Board meeting

This year we covered 7 one-minute interventions and 5 three-minute constituency statements

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Two-Day Symposium

Join the Virtual Symposium on Psychosocial, Palliative & End-of-Life Care in Africa on Feb 18-19, 2024, from 14:30 CAT | 15:30 EAT | 7:30 EST. Connect online!

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Health Workforce: Palliative Care Scholarship Fund contributing to Sustainable Development Goals

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We are a pan-African organisation ensuring that palliative care is widely understood, integrated into health systems at all levels and underpinned by evidence in order to reduce pain and suffering across Africa

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Evidence Based Care

155

Education scholarship awarded over the years

40

Countries Supported to develop Palliative Care Services

275

Small grants awarded towards the support of palliative care service delivery

985

Children receiving Palliative care (Small Grants)

23581

Adults receiving palliative care (Small grants scheme)

4

African Ministers of Health meetings on palliative care convened

173

Peer reviewed palliative care publications

86

Partnerships developed across geographical regions

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Every year, millions of people in Africa suffer from life-threatening and chronic illnesses, and the majority of them do not have access to quality palliative care

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