HOSPICE TORORO
ACTVITES
Our Models of care
Assesement and Screeing patients
In Hospice Tororo we provide palliative care via several models. In all models we work according to a multidisciplinary approach. This means that all patients can benefit from medical, psycho-social and spiritual care.
The models of palliative care used are:
1. Hospital based care
There are three hospitals in Tororo district. We have a close cooperation with these hospitals; complementary to the care and treatment in these hospitals we provide palliative care and treatment at the bed-side.
There are three hospitals in Tororo district. We have a close cooperation with these hospitals; complementary to the care and treatment in these hospitals we provide palliative care and treatment at the bed-side.
2. Home based care
Most of our patients can’t leave their homes due to their disease. Some are simply too weak or in too much pain. To give them the care they need we visit the patient at home.
Most of our patients can’t leave their homes due to their disease. Some are simply too weak or in too much pain. To give them the care they need we visit the patient at home.
3. Hospice based care
Those patients who are able, are asked to come to the Hospice clinic from where they will receive the needed care. The hospice clinic doesn’t have the facility for inpatients. When admission is necessary, this will be arranged in Tororo Hospital where also our clinic is located.
Those patients who are able, are asked to come to the Hospice clinic from where they will receive the needed care. The hospice clinic doesn’t have the facility for inpatients. When admission is necessary, this will be arranged in Tororo Hospital where also our clinic is located.
4. Community based care
This program is expected to be implemented in the near future. It means that patients can get their palliative care in their own community. The team of Hospice Tororo will visit a community center. Most of the time this will be a local health center, where other medical care is also available. In order to make sure that when the Hospice team is not around, patients still get the appropriate care within their community centers, we need to train professional health workers in these centers and also so called Community Volunteers.
This program is expected to be implemented in the near future. It means that patients can get their palliative care in their own community. The team of Hospice Tororo will visit a community center. Most of the time this will be a local health center, where other medical care is also available. In order to make sure that when the Hospice team is not around, patients still get the appropriate care within their community centers, we need to train professional health workers in these centers and also so called Community Volunteers.
Besides offering palliative care to patients and their relatives Hospice Tororo is also involved in other activities.
Hospice Tororo is not able to do the cancer screening herself, but works together with other organizations to realize this. Most common screenings are for breast cancer, cancer of the cervix and prostate cancer.
Biopsies of skin cancers and cancer of the cervix can be done in Tororo Hospital. For other biopsies patients are often referred to Uganda Cancer Institute, in Mulago-Kampala.
Volunteers.
Besides offering palliative care to patients and their relatives Hospice Tororo is also involved in other activities.
1. Bereavement
After a patient dies the care normally stops and the family is left alone in their grief.
However the care of Hospice Tororo doesn’t stop when a patient has passed away. We offer a program whereby the medical social workers visit the family after one passed away. This to share in the grief, to counsel the relatives and to close our care to the family in a professional way.
Special attention during the bereavement will go to the children younger than 15 years. Although this attention does not start after a parent dies, but already while the parent is still living. When a child becomes an orphan, arrangements are made for a future with the sick parent, future caregivers and partner organizations. A child will be followed-up till about 6 months after the death of a parent.
2. Sensitization and awareness
Many people in Uganda don’t have much knowledge about life-limiting diseases and the availability of palliative care. Hospice Tororo has it within her aim to sensitize both communities and health professionals about life-limiting diseases and palliative care. By creating awareness stigma’s and social isolation will be reduced and more people will benefit from our services.
Besides offering palliative care to patients and their relatives Hospice Tororo is also involved in other activities.
1. Bereavement
After a patient dies the care normally stops and the family is left alone in their grief.
However the care of Hospice Tororo doesn’t stop when a patient has passed away. We offer a program whereby the medical social workers visit the family after one passed away. This to share in the grief, to counsel the relatives and to close our care to the family in a professional way.
Special attention during the bereavement will go to the children younger than 15 years. Although this attention does not start after a parent dies, but already while the parent is still living. When a child becomes an orphan, arrangements are made for a future with the sick parent, future caregivers and partner organizations. A child will be followed-up till about 6 months after the death of a parent.
2. Sensitization and awareness
Many people in Uganda don’t have much knowledge about life-limiting diseases and the availability of palliative care. Hospice Tororo has it within her aim to sensitize both communities and health professionals about life-limiting diseases and palliative care. By creating awareness stigma’s and social isolation will be reduced and more people will benefit from our services.
We create awareness through meetings at health centers and schools, posting posters, keeping radio talk shows and attending relevant functions.
3. Cancer screeningAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) cancer screening is part of the palliative care services in Africa
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Hospital Based CareWe provide hospital visits -
Hospital Based CareThere are three hospitals in Tororo district. We have a close cooperation with these hospitals; complementary to the care and treatment in these hospitals we provide palliative care and treatment at the bed-side. -
Physcal painThe fight against pain is a very important part of the medical care given at Hospice Tororo. Hospice Tororo provides and administers oral morphine (solution) as well as other medication. We carefully follow our patients to make sure their medication use is most effective. Besides fighting pain we regularly treat infections as well as wounds and other physical complaints. -
Holistic appreocahPalliative care nurses consulting social worker on patients care services -
Home Based CareMost of our patients can’t leave their homes due to their disease. Some are simply too weak or in too much pain. To give them the care they need we visit the patient at home. -
BereavementThis area is fully editable and allows you to outline your projects, activity and upcoming events -
Sensitization and AwarenessThis area is fully editable and allows you to outline your projects, activity and upcoming events -
intership opportunititesEach year we provide twelve internship opportunities -
AdvocacyPalliative care nurse orienting volunteers -
DonationstleA generous gift from the Netherlands community -
Wounds careThe common challenges that we face is wound care. Sometimes we don't access to medical supplies -
Team Field approachTeam provides active listening and conversation -
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Senstization and Awarerness
Physical Care
The fight against pain is a very important part of the medical care given at Hospice Tororo. Hospice Tororo provides and administers oral morphine (solution) as well as other medication. We carefully follow our patients to make sure their medication use is most effective. Besides fighting pain we regularly treat infections as well as wounds and other physical complaints.
In Palliative care provision improved quality of life for patients and the family members need a hotlictic approcah.
We strive to do this through the daily patients assessments, hospice care delivery, bereavement services and the psycho social assessment under the clinical team. We have increased in orphaned children data correction. And we in process of organizing group therapies to help them cope with their grief.
ADVOACY
We sensetize the community about the need of hsopice care
Hospice Tororo designed an education program on topics related to palliative care for the medical staff in the hospital, starting with HIV/AIDS. This will benefit our patients but also any other patient they will care for in the future.
Partnership
"10 days ago, three Dutch interns have arrived and they would like to meet us. After a tour of the hospice, we leave for the guesthouse, visiting Caro, Loes and Rose. With a cup of tea and ‘stroopwafels’, the three brunettes tell us about their experiences over the past 10 days. Even though they just arrived in Tororo, they are deeply impressed by the work of the hospice in the communities"
Since 2011 Hospice Tororo collabrates with variety of organztion to extend pallitive care in our community. For example we collabrate with Okusbuira Foundation, Sovereign Wings of Hope Minisitries, government, APCA, PCAU, Tororo Hospitial, St Anthoy Hospital, many helth clinics in the community, Global Foundation, Ten eigteen,
Marianahof in Etten-Leur, has been working for a three-year collaboration with Hospice Tororo in Uganda. Annemarie den Dulk
We would like You to join hands with us too!
