“We use the criteria you taught us to try to code the patients. It’s a tool that’s quick to learn and quick to use to identify patients and we found it very easy to be honest."
PCEA Chogoria Hospital
Gold Care Team
Kenya
Gold Care Africa
Gold Care Africa so far
by Lokira Samuel, APCA (click to expand)
Gold Care Africa Pilot Phase 1, 2025-6
The first Gold Care Pilot began in 3 hospitals in Africa from October 2025 - July 2026, in association with APCA. Supported by the Andrew Rodger Trust, Professor Keri Thomas and others from GSF UK:-
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PCEA Chogoria Hospital, Kenya
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led by Dr Ian Basil Kibet & Dr Maius Inkindi
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Kitovu Mobile, Uganda
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led by Dr Iddi Matovu
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St Francis Hospital Naggalama, Uganda
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led by Dr Allan Sentongo
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See Slide presentation from Dr Ian Kibet here.
Kitovu Mobile, Uganda
Please do get in touch with us if you are interested in:-
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Supporting this important work in Africa (or follow the donate button at the top of the page)
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Being involved in teaching or researching this pilot
Overview of Phase 1
Three hospitals in Kenya and Uganda were accepted as part of the first pilot programme of Gold Care in Africa.
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The work is supported by the Andrew Rodger Trust in the UK, in association with APCA, the African Palliative Care Association.
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Includes sharing of learning, experience and some resources, videos, tools, evaluations used in the UK’s GSF Hospitals programme, plus expertise, support and mentoring from those experienced in GSF in the UK.
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All training, support and resources free to participants.
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A small seed-fund grant of $5,000 was available to each hospital, half at the beginning and on completion of the pilot, administered via APCA, to support staff time, provide additional resources.
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It is important to confirm support from your senior hospital clinical team, any palliative care support you have and official authorisation by your hospital or Government sponsor.
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A follow up evaluation and publication is planned, to include local innovations with further adaptation and potential roll out to other areas in future building on learning from the pilot.
Gold Care Africa Symposium July 2026
The first Gold Care Africa Symposium was held in Nairobi July 17-19th 2026 for teams from the 3 Phase 1 pilot sites in Uganda and Kenya. 25 delegates joined us for a wonderful weekend of sharing, learning, growing and laughing.
See Eve Namisango below capturing something of the joy and fun we had together.
"Gold Care has helped demystify death. For our cultures, we don’t talk about death-though it happens almost every day... So now we are able to openly talk about it with families."
Family Resident Doctor
"We use the criteria you taught us to try to code the patients. It’s a tool that’s quick to learn, quick to use and really works."
Clinical Officer
"There’s been a shift from a point of crisis to a point of calm. I wasn’t aware before of the importance of offering proactive care as opposed to reactive and how this is able to impact patients’ lives."
Clinical Officer
Phase 1 Feedback
Dr Eve Namisango, CEO of APCA discussing Gold Care Africa at the recent Symposium.
Shades of Gold
By Dr Kibet Ian
A short reflection on what it means to be a Gold patient in Kenya from Dr Kibet Ian's experience in the community.
Click here for the full article.
Gold Care Africa: How East African Clinicians are Rethinking End-of-Life Care.
By Lokiru Samuel - APCA
When cure is no longer the goal, can advance planning still change how we die? Click here for the full article.
Call for Interest in Phase 2 Gold Care Africa Programme
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See Phase 2 Gold Care Flyer here.
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See Gold Care information booklet here.
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See Expression of Interest Form here.
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N.B. Timescales for applications - expressions of interests by 15th November, initial applications by 20th December and final applications with signatures and named leads by January 15th please.
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Contact us for more information or if you would like to book a discussion here. We look forward to hearing from you.
More Holistic Care
“With Gold Care it has helped us to ensure that the patients are cared for holistically. I’ve learnt about advance care planning too, because Gold Care is patient-centred, so you have to plan according to the individual patient."
Empowers Generalists
"The good thing about Gold Care is that it empowers generalists to have an active approach to end of life care, and any doctor or nurse can pick it up."
Growing Confidence
“Sometimes we fear talking about death, planning for your future. But now I’m strong. I can discuss it with patients and even their families. I have confidence to talk about advance care planning.”