African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
About

Driven by a profound desire to reduce unnecessary pain and suffering from life-limiting illnesses across Africa, APCA was formally founded in Tanzania in 2004. They work collaboratively with existing and potential providers of palliative care services to help expand service provision (although they don't provide direct clinical care to people living with progressive, life-limiting illnesses). They also work with governments and policymakers to ensure the optimum policy and regulatory framework exists for the development of palliative care across Africa. 

APCA was established after a meeting in Cape Town in 2002 of 28 palliative care trainers from across Africa. The group produced the Cape Town Declaration, which holds palliative care and pain and symptom control as a human right for every adult and child with life-limiting illnesses. In addition, such care should be incorporated into national health care strategies, making it accessible and affordable for all in Africa. 

Thanks to Uganda's pioneering record in palliative care on the continent, APCA's head office was established in 2005 in the country's capital, Kampala, where several centres of palliative care expertise exist. They've since opened a regional office in Namibia, to enable them to better reach the Southern African region – but they work across the entire continent to promote palliative care for all in need. 

 

Their Aims

Information, Integration, Evidence

There are three key elements to APCA's work to bring palliative care to all who need it in Africa:

  1. Information: Increasing knowledge and awareness of palliative care among all stakeholders
  2. Integration: Strengthening health systems by integrating palliative care at all levels
  3. Evidence: Building a sound evidence base for palliative care in Africa

 

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