The African Palliative Care Association has a goal to create an Evidence Gap Map of palliative care in Africa. The idea is to create an accessible, searchable and interactive repository of palliative care research conducted in Africa.
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2021 Global Partnership Award Winners
We are proud to announce that Hospice of the North Coast and Nkhoma Mission Hospital are the winners of the 2021 Global Partnership Award.
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The Life Story of Dr. Bernice Catherine Harper
This is the story of Dr. Bernice Catherine Harper, MSW, MScPH, LLD whose life has been dedicated to those in need; a woman who has chosen a life of service over a life of comfort.
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Happy New Year!
The holidays are behind us and we’re cautiously – but optimistically –looking forward to another year of increasing access to palliative care through partnerships, education and collaboration.
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When Funding Gets Tight
The provision of palliative care in a low-resource setting calls for dedication and innovation, even in the best of times. In rural settings, simply getting to patients – or patients to clinics or hospitals – is a major challenge.
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Providing Holistic Care Includes Infrastructure Needs
Most of our US partners are aware that supporting their sister hospice in the delivery of palliative care services often goes beyond supporting the actual services.
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African Palliative Care Education Scholarship Fund
Global Partners in Care has partnered with the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) since 2011 to award 63 scholarships to nurses and social workers wishing to practice palliative care.
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Celebrating #HatsOn4CPC
On Friday, October 8 Global Partners in Care joined the global community in celebrating Hats (and Masks) on for Children's Palliative Care. The initiative was founded by the International Children's Palliative Care Network and is celebrated the second Friday in October of every year.
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The Rocking Horse Project – Rays of Sunshine
The Rocking Horse Project (RHP) received a referral last year for patient Sarah* (not the patient’s real name) diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The doctors explained that the patient would be undergoing chemotherapy and the amputation of her left leg.
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Kawempe Home Care – Defying the Odds
Muhamed is 18 years old and recently finished his Advance-level studies (high school) with exceptionally good scores that rank him as one of the top students in Uganda. What is even more incredible is that this young man is undergoing treatment for cancer.