- Title Pages
- Disclaimer
- Foreword to Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa
- Acknowledgements
-
Chapter 1 Overview of the study -
Chapter 2 Oral history in africa -
Chapter 3 Personal motivations -
Chapter 4 Confronting the issues -
Chapter 5 New models, new care -
Part 3 Hospice—palliative care service development in Africa: countries approaching integration -
Chapter 6 Kenya -
Chapter 7 South Africa -
Chapter 8 Uganda -
Chapter 9 Zimbabwe -
Part 4 Hospice—palliative Care Service Development In Africa: Countries With Localized Provision -
Chapter 10 Botswana -
Chapter 11 Republic of the Congo (Congo-brazzaville) -
Chapter 12 Egypt -
Chapter 13 Malawi -
Chapter 14 Morocco -
Chapter 15 Nigeria -
Chapter 16 Sierra Leone -
Chapter 17 Swaziland -
Chapter 18 Tanzania -
Chapter 19 The Gambia -
Chapter 20 Zambia -
Part 5 Hospice-palliative care service development in Africa: countries with capacity building activity -
Chapter 21 Algeria -
Chapter 22 Cameroon -
Chapter 23 Cote D'ivoire -
Chapter 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) -
Chapter 25 Ethiopia -
Chapter 26 Ghana -
Chapter 27 Lesotho -
Chapter 28 Mozambique -
Chapter 29 Namibia -
Chapter 30 Rwanda -
Chapter 31 Tunisia -
Appendix 1 Average daily consumption of defined daily doses (for statistical purposes) of morphine per million inhabitants, 2000–2002: countries of Africa -
Appendix 2 Countries of Africa involved in PEPFAR, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (Diana Fund) and WHO projects -
Appendix 3 Total health expenditure (Intl $) per capita and as a percentage of GDP: countries of Africa, 2001 -
Appendix 4 GDP per capita (Intl $): countries of Africa, 2001 -
Appendix 5 Further Reading - Index
The Gambia
The Gambia
- Chapter:
- (p.377) Chapter 19 The Gambia
- Source:
- Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa
- Author(s):
Michael Wright (Contributor Webpage)
David Clark
Jennifer Hunt
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Gambia (population 1.55 million people) is a country in Western Africa that covers an area of 11, 300 km2. Just one organization provides palliative care services in Gambia, Future Care Hospice. It was officially registered as a charitable organization in October 2004. In April 2005, Abel Iqbe (hospice co-ordinator) reported that the hospice provided home care and day care services. Future Hospice Care is a charity and relies on fundraising and voluntary donations for its income. Patients within travelling distance of Future Care Hospice are covered. In 2004, it opened with four nurses, one chaplain, five auxiliary nurses and three voluntary workers. The public health context, health care system, and political economy are reviewed.
Keywords: Gambia, Future Care Hospice, Abel Iqbe, public health, health care system, political economy
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- Title Pages
- Disclaimer
- Foreword to Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa
- Acknowledgements
-
Chapter 1 Overview of the study -
Chapter 2 Oral history in africa -
Chapter 3 Personal motivations -
Chapter 4 Confronting the issues -
Chapter 5 New models, new care -
Part 3 Hospice—palliative care service development in Africa: countries approaching integration -
Chapter 6 Kenya -
Chapter 7 South Africa -
Chapter 8 Uganda -
Chapter 9 Zimbabwe -
Part 4 Hospice—palliative Care Service Development In Africa: Countries With Localized Provision -
Chapter 10 Botswana -
Chapter 11 Republic of the Congo (Congo-brazzaville) -
Chapter 12 Egypt -
Chapter 13 Malawi -
Chapter 14 Morocco -
Chapter 15 Nigeria -
Chapter 16 Sierra Leone -
Chapter 17 Swaziland -
Chapter 18 Tanzania -
Chapter 19 The Gambia -
Chapter 20 Zambia -
Part 5 Hospice-palliative care service development in Africa: countries with capacity building activity -
Chapter 21 Algeria -
Chapter 22 Cameroon -
Chapter 23 Cote D'ivoire -
Chapter 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) -
Chapter 25 Ethiopia -
Chapter 26 Ghana -
Chapter 27 Lesotho -
Chapter 28 Mozambique -
Chapter 29 Namibia -
Chapter 30 Rwanda -
Chapter 31 Tunisia -
Appendix 1 Average daily consumption of defined daily doses (for statistical purposes) of morphine per million inhabitants, 2000–2002: countries of Africa -
Appendix 2 Countries of Africa involved in PEPFAR, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (Diana Fund) and WHO projects -
Appendix 3 Total health expenditure (Intl $) per capita and as a percentage of GDP: countries of Africa, 2001 -
Appendix 4 GDP per capita (Intl $): countries of Africa, 2001 -
Appendix 5 Further Reading - Index
