Palliative care in Kenya has become an essential component of healthcare, providing comfort, symptom management, and emotional support to patients facing serious or chronic illnesses. Its focus is to improve the quality of life for both patients and their families. This care is often delivered by a team of trained healthcare professionals — including doctors, nurses, social workers, and spiritual counselors — who work together to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
With the rise in chronic diseases and serious health-related suffering (SHS) across the country, the number of palliative care providers in Kenya has grown significantly. These facilities offer a range of services, from home-based care and counseling to specialized hospice units and hospital-based programs. Some centers also provide hospice care, focusing on patients in the final stages of terminal illness by ensuring comfort, dignity, and compassionate end-of-life support.
Below is a comprehensive list of palliative care providers in Kenya, categorized by facility type.
a) Free-Standing Hospices
- Busia Hospice at Tanaka Nursing Home – Busia (+254 729 833 045 / 0714 431 802)
- Catherine McAuley Hospice – Muhoroni, Kisumu (+254 729 099 123)
- Coast Hospice – Mombasa (+254 723 471 737)
- Eldoret Hospice – Uasin Gishu (+254 729 840 271)
- Embu-Mbeere Hospice – Embu (0725 284 586)
- Kisumu Hospice – Kisumu (+254 722 521 459)
- Laikipia Palliative Care Centre – Laikipia (+254 716 088 381)
- Meru Hospice – Meru (+254 722 604 854)
- Nairobi Hospice – Nairobi (0732 690 077 / +254 110 095 788 / 020 271 2361)
- Nakuru Hospice – Nakuru (+254 720 854 661)
- Nyahururu Hospice – Laikipia (+254 711 215 741)
- Nyeri Hospice – Nyeri (+254 723 517 294)
- Siaya Roselyne Hospice – Siaya (+254 723 742 343)
- Taita Taveta Hospice at Moi Voi Hospital – Taita Taveta (+254 714 678 554)
b) Hospices & Palliative Care Units in Rural Communities (FBO & CBO)
- Alzheimer’s Dementia Organization Kenya – Nairobi (+254 723 471 096)
- Embu Community Focus for Health Empowerment – Embu (0722 352 861)
- JACAN Health Promotions CBO – Homa Bay (0720 698 324)
- Living Room International Nursing Home – Uasin Gishu (+254 723 491 125)
- Mokason Health Care Clinic – Kisii (0708 965 475)
- Nanyuki Cancer Support Group – Laikipia (0718 979 433)
- Oasis of Hope CBO – Kericho (0726 143 083)
- Ongata Ngong Palliative Community Care (ONPACC) – Kajiado (+254 733 809 526)
- Our Lady Hospice Thigio – Limuru, Kiambu (+254 736 531 603)
- Rehema Hospice and Clinic – Ringa, Homa Bay (+254 721 625 584)
- Ropment Medical Centre – Kisii (0721 358 112)
- Salama Cancer Centre – Kisumu (+254 722 453 292)
- St. Gallen Oncology Network – Kakamega (0721 575 656)
- Tumaini La Maisha – Kisumu (0719 513 378)
- Vines Kenya – Kisii (0702 322 175)
- Western Home Based Care Initiative – Kakamega (0722 828 913)
c) Mission Hospitals with Palliative Care Units
- AIC Kijabe Hospital – Kiambu (+254 721 623 648)
- AIC Litein Mission Hospital – Kericho (+254 706 000 873)
- Chogoria Hospital – Tharaka Nithi (+254 704 433 162)
- Consolata Mission Hospital Mathari – Nyeri
- Cottolengo Mission Hospital – Meru (+254 708 446 204)
- Kendu Adventist Hospital – Homa Bay (+254 740 836 803)
- Maua Methodist Hospital – Meru (+254 715 501 404)
- St. Mary’s Medical Centre, Kapsoya – Uasin Gishu (+254 722 691 886)
- Nazareth Hospital – Kiambu (+254 728 296 116)
- North Kinangop Catholic Hospital – Nyandarua (0722 642 988)
- PCEA Kikuyu Hospital – Kiambu (0717 468 299)
- Sisters of the Immaculate Heart Hospital – Kilimambogo, Kiambu (+254 700 141 467)
- St. Elizabeth Mission Hospital – Mukumu, Kakamega (0711 741 381)
- St. Theresa Mission Hospital – Kiirua, Meru (0795 806 663)
- Tenwek Mission Hospital – Bomet (+254 725 575 133)
d) Ministry of Health Facilities
Includes palliative care units in over 60 county, sub-county, and referral hospitals such as:
- Kenyatta National Hospital (Nairobi) – +254 701 797 596
- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) (Eldoret) – +254 721 606 516
- Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital (Mombasa) – +254 723 028 726
- Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital – +254 720 036 181
- Nakuru County Referral Hospital – +254 715 433 380
- Kericho County Referral Hospital – +254 704 826 887
- Thika Level 5 Hospital – +254 723 209 121
- Machakos County Hospital – 0713 833 782 / 0757 153 539
Each of these facilities operates under the Ministry of Health (MOH) and offers specialized palliative or hospice units integrated into mainstream hospital care.
e) Private Facilities
- Aga Khan University Hospital – Nairobi (+254 722 676 711)
- Tala Hospital LTD – Machakos (+254 722 784 764)
- Alexandria Cancer Centre and Palliative Care Hospital – Eldoret (0743 909 193) / Nakuru (0722 303 869)
- Alpine Pristine Homes – Nairobi (+254 722 848 114)
- Bomu Hospital – Mkomani Clinic, Mombasa (+254 722 887 151)
- Gynocare Women and Fistula Hospital – Uasin Gishu (+254 722 426 878)
- Harmony Palliative Care Centre – Meru (0790 439 776)
- HCG CCK Cancer Centre, MP Shah Hospital – Nairobi (0789 354 953)
- Innovative Technology Advancement Research Centre (ITARC) – Naivasha (+254 794 897 120)
- International Cancer Institute – Uasin Gishu (+254 722 836 869)
- Kerugoya Fortis Medical & Cancer Centre – Kirinyaga (+254 724 844 945)
- Lipton Central Hospital – Kericho (+254 720 293 862)
- Living Room International Hospital – Uasin Gishu (+254 707 643 662)
- Meru Doctors Plaza – Meru (+254 728 034 428)
- Oakwood Hospital – Kiambu (+254 720 126 297)
- Operation Smile Foundation – Nairobi (+254 721 436 636)
- Outspan Hospital – Nyeri (+254 722 696 901)
- Sori Lakeside Hospital – Homa Bay (0723 415 705 / 0722 428 257)
- Trinity Care Center – Kajiado (+254 724 329 923)
Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) Contacts
- Phone: +254 722 507 219
- Email: [email protected]
- Location: Top Plaza, 2nd Floor, Suite 2-2, Kindaruma Road off Ngong Road, Nairobi
KEHPCA serves as the national umbrella organization coordinating and supporting hospice and palliative care services throughout Kenya.
