Yesterday, 24 October 2026, Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja successfully held the Nile Cancer Run, bringing partners and supporters together in solidarity with people affected by cancer. APCA was honoured to join fellow partners and yes, we braved the rain!
#NileCancerRun
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ | ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ:
Palliative care across Africaโs islands, where distance, water and limited services can determine who gets care and who is left behind.
Read the full story here: africanpalliativecare.org/laโฆ
APCA, in partnership with the True Colours Trust, congratulates the top five winners of the 3rd Annual Palliative Care Photography Competition.
Read the stories and explore the winning photographs: africanpalliativecare.org/
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: Meet the winner & finalists of The Dr Anne Merriman Award for Excellence in Palliative Care in Africaย - Webinar
Time & Date: Thur 5 Nov 4.00PM EAT, 1.00PM Irish Time
Moderators: @JeanCallanan & @EveNamisango
Registration link: tinyurl.com/muyv2ss5
From 19โ21 October 2026, APCAโs Executive Director joined the global outcomes research community at the International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting in Prague, Czech Republic.
๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐!
COMPASS was launched on 9 September 2026, details are here: ehospice.com/inter_childrensโฆ
APCA is a proud partner in this, working with Ghana and Botswana on a demonstration project to strengthen palliative care services.
Hey! We think you might have missed our GOLDCARE Phase One Reflective Video. Did you? ๐
Watch it here: youtu.be/CLSALhAMXH4
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ!
We are thrilled to announce ยฃ64,701.69 in total grant funding awarded to 13 organisations across 8 African countries working on Local Action, Lasting Impact!
#TCT #APCA
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Congratulations Dr. Nahla Gafer, winner of the prestigious @Irish_Aid-funded Dr Anne Merriman Award for Excellence in Palliative Care in Africa
From integrating #palliativecare in Sudan to using telehealth in war, her extraordinary resilience & leadership embody Dr Anneโs legacy
๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐
Announcing the winner of the very first Dr. Anne Merriman Award for Excellence in Palliative Care in Africa!
Join us today, with @MhssNamibia @Irish_Aid @IrelandMFA_RBLX Hope Home Based Care Namibia at the Palliative Care Symposium in Windhoek, Namibia tinyurl.com/3bp78u39
@APCAssociation Executive Director discusses #PalliativeCare awareness in @NBCDigitalNews on @GMNamibia to commemorate World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026 #WHPCD2026 with @whpca @MhssNamibia
youtu.be/3vqGTyi-_xk?si=_dTXโฆ
Join us today in Namibia๐ณ๐ฆ for the National Palliative Care Symposium as we commemorate the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Follow us on the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation YouTube live stream @NBCDigitalNews
@Irish_Aid @CANamibia @UNamibian @PallMedNews @MOHSSNamibia1
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
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Join us in efforts to make pain relief possible. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ...africanpalliativecare.org/doโฆ
#WHPCD2026
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ!
There is a lot happening for Palliative Care across the continent. Take a look, discover the stories and see whatโs new in this edition.
mailchi.mp/africanpalliativeโฆ
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐?
In our latest series, The Quiet Power of Small Grants, APCA follows two stories from Nairobi, Kenya.
Read Episode 1: africanpalliativecare.org/laโฆ
Read Episode 2: africanpalliativecare.org/laโฆ
The Uganda Cancer Institute this morning launched the Division of Palliative Care Oncology and Cancer Survivorship, a significant step towards strengthening the integration and quality of palliative and survivorship care within cancer services.
APCA joined partners at the launch!
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026: Message from Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General.
#WHPCDay2026 #PalliativeCare
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ
Join APCA and True Colours Trust on 9 October 2026 at 3:00 PM (EAT) for the 3rd Annual Photography Competition Award Ceremony.
register here: tinyurl.com/yc2n533z
and come celebrate this yearโs winners with us!





















