Skip to main content

From Sudan To The DRC : Standing With Palliative Care Providers In Crisis

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

๐ŸŽ“
155
Education scholarship awarded over the years
๐Ÿ›๏ธ
42
Countries Supported to develop Palliative Care Services
๐ŸŽ
306
Small grants awarded towards the support of palliative care service delivery
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ
2718
Children receiving Palliative care (Small Grants)
๐Ÿ›๏ธ
32381
Adults receiving palliative care (Small grants scheme)
๐ŸŽค
5
African Ministers of Health meetings on palliative care convened
๐Ÿ“„
220
Peer reviewed palliative care publications
๐Ÿค
98
Partnerships developed across geographical regions
๐ŸŒ
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 APCAโ€™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.

sudan picture

Photo credit: Jorge Carlos โ€” Comboni College of Science & Technology, Sudan

APCA, in partnership with PallCHASE, recently launched a first-of-its-kind donation drive to support colleagues providing palliative care in humanitarian settings, where needs are immense, but resources are often scarce.

Our first collection raised US$1,000, which has now been handed over to colleagues in Sudan. In the midst of a devastating humanitarian crisis, such resources matter because they help frontline teams continue providing essential palliative care, dignity, pain relief and support to people living with serious illness despite the circumstances.

We sincerely thank everyone who has contributed to this cause. Your support is helping turn compassion into practical action-supporting those who are caring for others when systems are under immense strain.

Our next drive turns to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Click this link here.. to donate for this course as we respond to the ravaging Ebola outbreak and the urgent need to ensure that palliative care remains part of the humanitarian response, especially for patients and families facing life-threatening illness and suffering.

Every contribution matters. Every contribution reaches someone who needs care.

Share this page

APCA Homepage Custom CSS Styling

<style>

/* Block spacing to separate sections */

.layout-main-content > * {

  margin-bottom: 30px;

}

 

/* Change harsh blue to softer color */

[style*="background-color: #0096D6"] {

  background-color: #B8D4E8 !important;

}

 

/* Reduce height of 20 Years of Evidence section */

[style*="background-color: #0096D6"],

[data-block-id*="20-years"] {

  min-height: auto !important;

  padding: 20px 30px !important;

}

 

/* Ensure proper spacing between main content blocks */

.block {

  margin-bottom: 25px;

}

 

/* Statistics section - softer blue */

.statistics-section,

[style*="#0096D6"] {

  background-color: #B8D4E8 !important;

}

</style>

Homepage Hero Slider Optimization

African Palliative care association (APCA)

Contact Information

Calls: +256 393 264978

Email: info[@]africanpalliativecare.org

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


Copyrights ยฉ 2024 African Palliative Care Association. All Rights Reserved