Kehpca - Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association

01/11/2025

A 2.5-day Training of Trainers in Palliative Care program at AIC Kijabe Hospital concluded yesterday, with KEHPCA successfully certifying 13 new trainers

This initiative reflects the hospital’s commitment to building a sustainable, in-house palliative care training capacity. The newly certified trainers, who previously completed foundational palliative care training, represent various departments across the institution—strengthening multidisciplinary collaboration in delivering compassionate and holistic care.

KEHPCA congratulates all participants on this achievement and looks forward to the continued growth of services at AIC Kijabe Hospital.

30/10/2025

KEHPCA Webinar Alert! 🌼

Caring for newborns with life-limiting conditions calls for compassion, skill, and teamwork. This session will explore how healthcare professionals and caregivers can provide holistic, family-centered support from the very start of life.

Join us for the Neonatal Palliative Care webinar where our speaker, Dr. Phanice Okara, will share expert insights, practical approaches, and real-life experiences to enhance the quality of care for neonates and their families.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, 5th November 2025
🕖 Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM (EAT)
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams

To register, 0cacaef0-6254-4f0f-b151-a0a632842c8d@6850f5a9-8d72-499f-ad0d-82ce0bf94af3" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0cacaef0-6254-4f0f-b151-a0a632842c8d@6850f5a9-8d72-499f-ad0d-82ce0bf94af3

✨ Don’t miss this enriching conversation as we continue advancing for all — right from life’s beginning.

28/10/2025

The Lipa Pole Pole payment plan is here — making it easier for you to attend the 7th National Palliative Care Conference 2026.

📍Mombasa | 🗓️ 25–27 February 2026

Be part of the conversation shaping the future of palliative care in Kenya and beyond.




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20/10/2025

On this Mashujaa Day, KEHPCA honours all heroes — past and present — who have worked tirelessly to make Kenya better and bring comfort, dignity, and hope to patients and families. 🇰🇪

Happy Mashujaa day

15/10/2025

⏰ Final Call!

Today, October 15, 2025, is the deadline for abstract submission for the upcoming conference.

Don’t miss your chance to share your research, innovations, and experiences with the palliative care community.

👉 Submit your abstract before the end of the day!

11/10/2025

Hope. Dignity. Relief. These are the promises of —and everyone deserves them!!






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10/10/2025

Palliative care is cost-effective, life-enhancing, and essential. Care doesn’t stop with a diagnosis—palliative care improves life, whether a cure is possible or not.






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08/10/2025

08/10/2025

Today, KEHPCA joined the national commemoration of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2025 at Embu Level 5 Hospital, bringing together stakeholders — including the community, persons with lived experiences, Community Health Promoters, health care workers, development partners, and policymakers from the The Ministry of Health and the Embu County Government — in a united call for compassionate and accessible for all.

✨The celebration began with an awareness walk through Embu County, spreading hope and understanding of the importance of palliative care.

Guided by this year’s theme, “Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care,” participants renewed their resolve to ensure that every person facing serious illness receives the care, comfort, and support they deserve

💬 Representing the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health (State Department for Medical Services), Mr. James Ntabo, Director of Administration, emphasized that “ is not a privilege — but it is a right for all.”

KEHPCA Executive Director, Mr. Musyoki, urged all stakeholders to play their part in making palliative care a reality accessible to every patient in need in the country.

✨ We call on everyone to join us in achieving the promise of universal access to palliative care. Together, we can make a difference because





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07/10/2025

The extended deadline for submitting abstracts to the 7th National Palliative Care Conference 2026 is almost here

Have you shared your ideas yet?
🗓️Deadline- 15th October 2025!

Don’t miss this chance to showcase your work, inspire others, and contribute to advancing in Kenya and beyond. ✨

07/10/2025

KEHPCA is delighted to join the 1st-ever national commemoration of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day in Kenya, hosted by the Ministry of Health – Healthy Ageing, Palliative Care and Older Persons Hap Cop Division, in collaboration with Embu County.
The event will be held at Embu Level 5 Hospital tomorrow, 8th October 2025.

Together, we honour the 2025 theme — “Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care” — calling on all stakeholders to turn commitments into action.

Let’s unite to advocate for accessible, quality for all! 💫





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07/10/2025

Each year, 800,000 Kenyans need , but only 29,016 access it, with less than 5% of children receiving the necessary support

No one should suffer without support—together, we can change this





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