ABOUT US

Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU), is the national association for palliative care providers in Uganda. It was registered as a Non-Governmental Organization in 2003 with a vision to extend access to palliative care services to all patients and families in need in Uganda. The association is composed of 1200 individual members and 24 member organizations. PCAU coordinates civil society efforts and works closely with the Government of Uganda towards the integration of palliative care services within the health care system across the country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines palliative cares as”an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with a life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual”.

PCAU member organizations are therefore involved in activities which;

Provide relief from pain and other distressing symptoms
Affirm life and regards dying as a normal process
Intend neither to hasten nor postpone death
Integrate the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care
Offer a support system to help patients live as actively as possible until death
Offer a support system to help the family cope during the patients’ illness and in their own bereavement
Use a team approach to address the needs of patients and their families, including bereavement counseling, if indicated
Enhance the quality of life, and may also positively influence the course of illness
Are applicable early in the course of illness, in conjunction with other therapies that are intended to prolong life, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and includes those investigations needed to better understand and manage distressing clinical complications.

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VISION
PALLIATIVE CARE FOR ALL IN NEED IN UGANDA

MISSION
To accelerate the Integration of Palliative Care into the Health Care System in Uganda through the Capacity Building, Advocacy, Research, and Resource mobilization.

GOAL
To increase access to culturally appropriate palliative care through strengthening health care systems in Uganda in collaboration with partners

OUR VALUES

Service Provider Focus
Collaboration & Networking
Integrity
Volunteerism
Professionalism