A hospice that aims to save lives : NPR
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Key Points:
- Rays of Hope Hospice in eastern Uganda has expanded its traditional palliative care role to include cervical and breast cancer screening, education, and treatment, conducting nearly 29,000 screenings since 2018 in the rural Busoga region.
- The hospice's prevention efforts include on-site treatment of precancerous lesions and community education about the HPV vaccine, helping vaccinate over 47,000 girls since 2023, aiming to reduce Uganda's high cervical cancer mortality rate.
- Despite initial skepticism from some in the palliative care community, Rays of Hope has doubled its hospice and palliative care patients and staff, integrating prevention with end-of-life care to better address regional health needs.
- Funding challenges persist amid a global decline in health aid, with
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