Every death matters, and we only have one chance to get it right. As I listened to Dr Eve Namisango of the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) presenting her research on what is regarded as a good death in Africa (see box below), I was struck by how similar views of a good death in Africa are … Supporting Education & Training to Improve Dying, Death & Bereavement in Africa
“We are training the future leaders of palliative care in Africa and internationally,” said Dr Eddie Mwebesa, Clinical Director at Hospice Africa Uganda in Kampala, Uganda, as he introduced me to students who have received scholarships from Irish Hospice Foundation. “These students have been chosen because of their ability to become leaders in palliative care in their own countries, across Africa … Supporting the Development of Future Leaders of African Palliative Care
The Katanga slum in Kampala is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. The level of poverty is in many ways beyond belief, and yet the kindness and neighbourliness I saw there would put many of us in wealthy countries to shame. I was there accompanying Roselight, a nurse from Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), to visit Safina, a … Bringing Dignity and Love to Dying in Uganda
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN IRISH TIMES JULY 5TH 2022 “The familiar voice or touch of a loved one often brings more comfort to the dying than any drug.” The words of palliative care consultant Maeve O’Reilly brought home to me, yet again, how savage and brutal were the effects of restrictions on people being with loved … No one should be forced to die alone. Restricting access is cruel
