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Online learning in paediatric and perinatal palliative care offered through Patch Academy

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Learning the Story of Care through People – A Reflection from Audrey Adon-Rosario

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At the Crossroads of Care: My Time at Island Hospice and Healthcare: A Reflection from Anesu Matara

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Growing Together at Sunflower Children’s Hospice – A Reflection from Lillie Stewart

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Achieving the Promise: Uganda Commemorations of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2025 (WHPCD)

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United by Unique: Why People-Centred Cancer Care Matters for Africa this World Cancer Day 2026

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New Year Message From The Executive Director

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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.

Met & Unmet Need for Palliative Care in Africa

53M
ADULTS NEEDING CARE
GLOBALLY
41M
ADULTS NEEDING CARE
IN POORER COUNTRIES
9.7M
ADULTS NEEDING CARE
IN AFRICA
21M
CHILDREN NEEDING CARE
GLOBALLY
5/54
AFRICAN COUNTRIES
PROVIDE INTEGRATED CARE
77
OPIOID DOSES PER MILLION
VS 238 GLOBALLY
20+
YEARS OF
IMPACT

20 Years of Evidence Based Care

155

Education scholarship awarded over the years

42

Countries Supported to develop Palliative Care Services

306

Small grants awarded towards the support of palliative care service delivery

2718

Children receiving Palliative care (Small Grants)

32381

Adults receiving palliative care (Small grants scheme)

5

African Ministers of Health meetings on palliative care convened

220

Peer reviewed palliative care publications

98

Partnerships developed across geographical regions

8

International Conferences

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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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