 The Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association has experienced tremendous growth since the beginning of the year. The association’s secretariat has been set up and advocacy work begun.
We have developed our 2007-2010 strategic plan to guide us in our operations. We hope to scale up palliative care services in Kenya, create an enabling policy environment, increase the knowledge base and skills of health care professionals and ensure drug availability. In this growth, partnerships with the World Health Organization – Kenya, the Ministry of Health, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the National AIDS Control Council, training institutions and the donor community remain paramount. The KEHPCA board is thankful to CHF International-Kenya, Center for Disease Control (CDC), African Palliative Care Association (APCA), Hospice Care Kenya (HCK) and Open Society Institute (OSI) for their support during our first year of operations. Our gratitude also goes to the secretariat staff for their relentless efforts in building the foundation of the association. Bill Gates once said, “I believe we have more caring than we know what to do with.” Let’s join hands and mobilize resources in order to provide care to those with incurable diseases and their families. |
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