Early Palliative Care Integrated into Rwanda's Oncology System

The project aims to integrate early supportive and palliative care into Rwanda’s oncology system, ensuring that cancer patients receive comprehensive symptom management and psychosocial support from the time of diagnosis rather than only at the end of life. Through training healthcare professionals, establishing multidisciplinary palliative care teams, strengthening referral pathways, and improving monitoring systems, the initiative seeks to improve quality of life, increase early referrals, and reduce avoidable hospitalisations. The project will also develop a scalable implementation model and toolkit that can support national expansion in Rwanda and replication across other African settings.

– Duration: 12 months 

– Budget: 75,000 €

– Champion: Dr. Andres Cervantes

– Focus: Palliative Care, Health Systems Strengthening, Capacity Building, Community Awareness and Engagement, Supportive Cancer Care

– Coverage: Butare, Rwanda

– Partners: ACREOL Global, Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), Ministry of Health Rwanda