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APCA in a Nutshell

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.

Unmet Need for Palliative Care in Africa

53M
ADULTS IN NEED OF PALLIATIVE CARE
GLOBALLY
41M
ADULTS IN NEED OF PALLIATIVE CARE
IN POORER COUNTRIES
9.7M
ADULTS IN NEED OF PALLIATIVE CARE
IN AFRICA
21M
CHILDREN IN NEED OF PALLIATIVE CARE
GLOBALLY
5/54
AFRICAN COUNTRIES
HAVE REACHED THE ESTABLISHED LEVEL OF PALLIATIVE CARE DEVELOPMENT
77
OPIOID DOSES PER MILLION
VS 238 GLOBALLY
20+
YEARS OF
IMPACT

20 Years of Evidence Based Care

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155
Education scholarship awarded over the years
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42
Countries Supported to develop Palliative Care Services
🎁
306
Small grants awarded towards the support of palliative care service delivery
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2718
Children receiving Palliative care (Small Grants)
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32381
Adults receiving palliative care (Small grants scheme)
🎀
5
African Ministers of Health meetings on palliative care convened
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220
Peer reviewed palliative care publications
🀝
98
Partnerships developed across geographical regions
🌍
8
International Conferences

Discover more from our Evidence Section.

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

Donations, however large or small, are vital to African Palliative Care Association APCA’s ongoing work. Consider making a personal or corporate donation today to enable us to improve the quality of life for people with life-threatening illnesses, their families and their carers in Africa.

African Palliative care association (APCA)

Contact Information

Calls: +256 393 264978

Email: info[@]africanpalliativecare.org

Address: 
Plot 95, Dr. Gibbons Road, 
Makindye, 
Kampala, Uganda


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