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 Muheza Hospice

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Muheza Hospice Care (MHC) was founded in 2002 working closely with Teule Hospital. The Diana Centre was built in 2003 to provide palliative care for patients and families in Muheza district affected by a life limiting disease.

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Muheza Hospice Care (MHC) has provided improved quality of life to thousands of people with life limiting diseases in Muheza district and in the Tanga Region. It provides palliative medicine in the centre and the community, as well as other physical, psychological, social and spiritual care services. It aims to educate the community about palliative care and combat HIV/AIDS.

 

Hundreds of children and young people in Muheza have experienced the loss of multiple family members. Many children are left without one or both parents. In 2006 MHC started an extensive programme for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Staff and volunteers work tirelessly to support children and young people in their community running monthly clubs of up to 300 attendees. Many of the children have health needs themselves, such as HIV, cancer and other life limiting illness.

Club days are designed to give children and young people a fun day, education and a good meal.

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About the Founder
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About the Project
Leader

In 2001 Dr Karilyn Collins, a palliative care physician from the UK, and her husband Dr Richard Collins a general physician, went to work in Teule hospital Muheza. Richard became the hospital medical superintendent and senior physician. 

Karilyn, who could see a huge need for palliative care within the hospital and the community, founded Muheza Hospice Care.

Karilyn has supported the children and young people’s service at St. Michael’s Hospice since its inception in 2003 and still volunteers her time for children’s support groups.

Karilyn also worked as a hospice doctor for St. Michael’s Hospice.

It is Karilyn’s passion that has sparked this project and it’s with her will and ambition that all of this is possible.

 

In 2014 Emma Speedy started working in St. Michael's Hospice Hereford as a social worker with the children and families team. She supported young lives affected by the illness or loss of a loved one. 

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After a visit from Edgar, Muheza Hospice's social worker who runs their kids club; Emma had an idea! Inspired by the stories of the children and young people needing support in Muheza, and the courage, strength and ambition of those she worked with at St. Michael's Hospice; Emma developed the YPO project Muheza. A project where young people could come together from across the equator to share mutual compassion and understanding of what it means to lose someone you love. 

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