The Shepherds Hospice in Sierra Leone
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: PMB 1115
- Office Location: 433A Bai Bureh Road
- Region *: Western Area Urban District
- Country *: Sierra Leone
- City *: Freetown
- Telephone *: 00 232 76 620 441
- Fax : nil
- Email *: shepherdshospice@yahoo.co.uk
- Website *: http://shepherdshospice.com/
Activities
- Vision *: Improved quality of life for patients with chronic illnesses and their loved ones
- Mission *: Promote competent and compassionate palliative care of patients with chronic illnesses and their loved ones
- Thematic Areas *:
- Target Group:
- Key Objectives *: Provide pain relief and symptom control for patients with chronic illnesses • Promote education and training in Palliative care among health care workers • Conduct advocacy for policy development that supports increased access to essential drugs for treatment of HIV, TB and Pain. • Promote treatment and social support for TB and HIV infected and affected persons • Mobilize and support community groups that promote health and welfare needs of vulnerable populations such as persons living with HIV and TB, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), etc.
- Core Competencies *: Advocacy / Plaidoyer,Policy Influencing / Influence des Politiques ,Capacities Development / Renforcement des Capacités
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: Key achievements of the agency include the following 1. Formation of the Sierra Leone Palliative care Association (SLPCA) 2. Introduction of opioid medicines to control pain among patients with life-threatening illnesses in Sierra Leone 3. Supporting national effort of scalling up of Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) using trained volunteers to monitor teatment at home 4. Establishment of three rural community health centres to treat common illnesses and integrate pain management 5. Implementation of community monitoring project to identiying ebola suspects and refer to care centres in Western Area Rural and Port Loko, in support of national ebola response 6. Now working to construct an in-patient palliative care to serve patients for short periods while family members break from care .
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 7
- List Expertise of Board Members *: 1.Medicine 2. Nurse Administration 3. Public Health 4.Social Work. 5.Banker 6.Law 7.Fundraising
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: Dr. Frank R. Nyama
- Name of Contact Person *: Mr. Gabriel Madiye
- Position of Contact Person *: Executive Director
- Number of Staff *: 32
- Number of Males *: 17
- Number of Females *: 15