Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) is a national association formed to represent all palliative care service providers in Kenya. The Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) is the national association representing and supporting hospices and palliative care pr… read moreoviders in Kenya. KEHPCA’s mission is to scale up palliative care services to bridge the very significant gap between those who receive services and those in need. This encompasses addressing issues of accessibility, affordability and quality. Hospices and Palliative care providers take care of patients with life limiting and incurable illnesses, with the aim of improving their quality of life, and providing relief of suffering through early identification, treatment of pain, holistic treatment of other problems including the physical, psychosocial and spiritual, and supporting their families and caregivers.