ommunity resources; it can be successfully implemented even if resources are limited.
- It can be provided in tertiary care facilities, in community health centres and even in children’s homes.
Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association’s (KEHPCA) mission is to promote and support acceptable, accessible and affordable quality Palliative Care for individuals and families by creating networks of informed and empowered institutions in Kenya and our vision is Quality Palliative care for all in Kenya.
KEHPCA recognises that the underlying ethos and good practice principles of palliative and end of life care remains as important to people with disabilities as they do to anyone else. The challenges remain as to how palliative care professionals and other health care professional can embrace differences in order to meet the particular needs of the patient with a disability at the end of life, including the challenges of breaking difficult news. Education and collaboration may be the key to effective support, and simple changes in practice could improve the patient experience.
KEHPCA welcomes collaboration with partners to advocate for access to quality palliative care for people with disabilities through: education; service provision; availability and accessibility; and also advocating for polices on palliative care to include palliative care for disabled people.
This article was first published in the UK Parliament website