Palliative care service providers decry limited medical supplies, financing

Health workers across Uganda providing palliative care services have voiced concerns over limited medical supplies and funding, which they say is severely affecting their ability to attend to more patients.

While receiving medical sundries from the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) on Wednesday, July 10, representatives from hospice units in Hoima, Arua, Lweza, Jinja, Masaka, and Kabale districts emphasized the urgent need for more resources. These sundries are essential for treating patients in need of palliative care.

“We lack basic medical supplies like diapers and…