
APCA
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Ensuring that palliative care is widely understood, integrated into health systems, and underpinned by evidence to reduce pain and suffering across Africa.
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http://www.africanpalliativecare.org 08-07-2011 04:39:10
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We salute all health workers striving to make #PalliativeCare accessible in Africa & beyond! #LabourDay International Labour Organization Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations WHPCA ICPCN IAHPC Pallium India Pallium Canada True Colours Trust Irish Hospice Foundation



Les inscriptions à la conférence sont en cours. Plus d'informations ici; bit.ly/4jtkYUw WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Ministry of Health, Botswana Hospis Malaysia WHO African Region Ministry of Health | Rwanda Rwanda Biomedical Centre @pcarwanda Rose Gahire Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN EAPC VZW ICPCN GlobalPartnersinCare Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations CGTN Français CameroonHealth Union for International #CancerControl

Integrating #CancerPrevention in #PalliativeCare Read article on how APCA is working to integrate HPV vaccination on ehospicenews: ehospice.com/africa_posts/1… Princess Dina Mired Union for International #CancerControl International Cancer Institute SIOP-Africa True Colours Trust SFAP SoinsPalliatifs National Cancer Institute of Kenya American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Irish Hospice Foundation CANSA HPV Action Network


Faça planos para estar em #Gaborone em setembro para a 8ª Conferência Internacional Africana de Cuidados Paliativos para interagir com pesquisadores, acadêmicos, pacientes, profissionais de saúde, cuidadores, Ministérios da Saúde Africanos, etc. Ministry of Health, Botswana #IAPCC Africa CDC

📢 Join us for the Cicely Saunders Institute /Global Health Research Seminar! 🗓️ 15th May 2025, 10:00–11:00 AM (London) Join meeting tinyurl.com/3csx7u4p Meeting🆔366 090 532 478 | Password: 6g5Ew2D4 #HIV Cicely Saunders Institute at King's King's College London National Institute for Health and Care Research Edinburgh Napier University Mary Abboah-Offei


Latest on dignity in palliative care from South Africa U of M Rady Faculty CancerCare Manitoba Research COHSASA APCA EAPC VZW AAHPM Canadian Virtual Hospice CHPCA CAPC CAPO IPOS WHPCA Cicely Saunders Institute at King's IAHPC #Dignity #DignityInCare pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…


Economic strengthening for households with palliative care patients; lessons from #Zimbabwe🇿🇼 We invite you to this knowledge sharing webinar Register: tinyurl.com/bdhnas9m 23 May 2025 2:00- 3:00PM Nairobi HOSPAZ The Kids' Cancer Project Island Hospice Zim Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association SFAP SoinsPalliatifs


This week: The 'Africa group' at a meeting on global #PalliativeCare strategy & action in Dublin hosted by GlobalPartnersinCare with Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (personal account &views) Mark Bikosa 🇺🇬 Liz Gwyther Andre Wagner Paul Mmbando Joan Mary Marston UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) Center for Hospice Care Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care Eve Namisango


Strategic partnerships including north-south and academia have seen APCA grow from strength to strength over the past 20 years developing @PalliativeCare in Africa. APCA Executive Direct Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (personal account &views) with Jean Callanan of Irish Hospice Foundation in Dublin this week.


APCA ED Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (personal account &views) engaged with Megan Doherty of World Health Organization (WHO) at the Dublin #PalliativeCare meeting & received copies of the PC handbook for use by PC practitioners. GlobalPartnersinCare Eve Namisango WHO African Region WHO Botswana Ministry of Health, Botswana EAPC VZW University of Notre Dame Patricia R. Batanda WHPCA ICPCN IAHPC


You are invited to join World Health Assembly Simulation (WHA) side event on #EssentialMedicines + newly released World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines Register here; tinyurl.com/3duxb9af ICPCN Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations IASP NCD Alliance Australian Network of WHO Collaborating Centres Union for International #CancerControl WHPCA Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (personal account &views)


We join the global community in celebrating one of APCA founding members whose contribution to #PalliativeCare and to humanity will have a lasting impact for many years to come. Farewell Prof Anne Merriman Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (personal account &views) Eve Namisango Patricia R. Batanda Zipporah Ali MD Liz Gwyther


.IAHPC delegates Sherin Paul @docantonio Kayla Wolofsky in Geneva for #WHA78 to promote #palliativecare. Pandemic Agreement adopted with "palliative care" included thanks to years of advocacy! National advocacy now needed! Read our statements here iahpc.org/uploads/2025/5….


Are you ready for #Botswana conference 2025? Get details here & register today! Www.conference.african palliative care.org See you there! Palliative Medicine PallMedEd Hospice Africa Ug Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (personal account &views)

Tribute to a long time colleague and friend, APCA senior management and staff attending Anne Merriman farewell mass. Dr Emmanuel B.K Luyirika (personal account &views) Patricia R. Batanda Eve Namisango David Kagoro B Wedzerai Chiyoka Liz Gwyther Andre Wagner Zipporah Ali MD


"If our goal is to ensure that each person who needs #palliativecare gets it, innovation is essential." #Innovation Competition in PC in #Africa Attend this webinar for details; bit.ly/3SMoaii Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association HOSPAZ Rwanda Biomedical Centre Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) Cambridge-Africa Erin Das


Palliative care nurse-led intervention for Ugandan drug-resistant TB pts improves symptoms & concerns, Qol, psychological morbidity AND treatment adherence shorturl.at/u5Tml The Lancet Global Health EAPC VZW APCA Stop TB Partnership IAHPC WHPCA Hospice Africa Ug Cicely Saunders Institute at King's King's College London
