As a recipient of the Global Partners in Care and African Palliative Care Association’s African Palliative Care Education Scholarship, Anna Ayugi has been able to focus on her skill development rather than scraping together money to fund her education.
While the devastation of a cyclone can be immediate and destructive, the long-term impacts – especially on the displaced whose homes were destroyed – can be difficult to address.
Tropical Cyclone Freddy has devastated parts of southeast Africa, and Malawi has been hit particularly hard by heavy wind, rains, floods and landslides.
In October 2022, three staff of Suncoast Hospice/Empath Health traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa to visit their partner hospice, HospiceWits.
This summer I interned with Global Partners in Care. This included working with the African Palliative Care Association and attending the International African Palliative Care Conference in Uganda.
The 7th International African Palliative Care Conference brought together palliative care practitioners, researchers, advocates and patients for a few engaging, full days of learning and sharing.
Each year, Global Partners in Care and the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) offer education scholarships to enhance palliative care knowledge and skills of nurses and social workers in Africa.
Since the start of the winter season in South Africa, the KwaZulu-Natal province has seen devastating floods. Two of our partners, Khanya Hospice and South Coast Hospice, serve in the most affected areas.
Earlier this year, we learned how HoH Moldova is working with Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war in their country. HoH Moldova has four palliative care teams working throughout the country – two of which are located very near to the Ukrainian border.
