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

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 | 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯: Palliative care across Africa’s islands, where distance, water and limited services can determine who gets care and who is left behind. Read the full story here: africanpalliativecare.org/la…

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 Africa - Webinar Time & Date: Thur 5 Nov 4.00PM EAT, 1.00PM Irish Time Moderators: @JeanCallanan & @EveNamisango Registration link: tinyurl.com/muyv2ss5

From 19–21 October 2026, APCA’s Executive Director joined the global outcomes research community at the International Society for Quality of Life Research meeting in Prague, Czech Republic.

𝗔𝗣𝗖𝗔 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘! COMPASS was launched on 9 September 2026, details are here: ehospice.com/inter_childrens… 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? 👀 Watch it here: youtu.be/CLSALhAMXH4

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝟯𝟯 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦! We are thrilled to announce £64,701.69 in total grant funding awarded to 13 organisations across 8 African countries working on Local Action, Lasting Impact! #TCT #APCA

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 Anne’s legacy

𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁

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=_dTX…

Join us today in Namibia🇳🇦 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

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁? Join us in efforts to make pain relief possible. 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲...africanpalliativecare.org/do… #WHPCD2026

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐏𝐂𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! There is a lot happening for Palliative Care across the continent. Take a look, discover the stories and see what’s new in this edition. mailchi.mp/africanpalliative…

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? In our latest series, The Quiet Power of Small Grants, APCA follows two stories from Nairobi, Kenya. Read Episode 1: africanpalliativecare.org/la… Read Episode 2: africanpalliativecare.org/la…

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!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 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 year’s winners with us!