Project overview
From October 2025 to September 2026, AAPV implemented a paediatric palliative care project in Kousseri Health District with funding from the African Palliative Care Association.
The project combined symptom management, psychosocial support, community referral and professional training to improve access to care for children and teenagers facing serious illnesses and to support their families.
Activities took place in the Logone and Chari Division of Cameroon’s Far-North Region, working with Kousseri District Hospital, Hospital Annexe and surrounding health centres.
- Start date
- October 2025
- End date
- September 2026
- Implemented by
- Aide aux Personnes Vulnérables (AAPV)
- Funder
- African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
- Project participants
- Children and teenagers facing serious illnesses, and their families
- Grant reference
- APCA/SG/2025TCT/296
Objectives
Overall objective
Improve access to specialised paediatric palliative care for children and teenagers facing serious illnesses in Kousseri Health District.
Identify children needing support
Strengthen community engagement and referral to connect children and families with appropriate care.
Improve access to essential care
Support access to essential medicines and the management of pain and other symptoms.
Support families
Provide psychosocial support for families affected by serious illness, isolation and stigma.
Strengthen local capacity
Build the skills of medical professionals and social workers in paediatric palliative care.
Activities
Bringing Comfort and Hope: Transforming Paediatric Palliative Care in Kousseri
From October 2025 to September 2026, AAPV supported children and families in Kousseri through palliative care, psychosocial counselling, community engagement and local professional training initiatives.
Reported project results
Children supported
Identified and provided with essential palliative care addressing symptoms such as pain, fatigue and nausea.
Families counselled
Received targeted psychosocial counselling intended to reduce anxiety, depression and social stigma.
Medical professionals trained
Trained across local hospitals and health centres, exceeding the initial target of 30.
Social workers trained
Trained in specialised psychosocial interventions to mobilise and support local health areas.
Health areas covered
Geographic scope of social workers’ mobilisation and support.
Community meetings
Conducted with local leaders to strengthen referral pathways and community engagement.
Essential medicines were also procured and pre-positioned in local health facilities to support timely access.
Partners and local collaboration
Aide aux Personnes Vulnérables
African Palliative Care Association
Grant APCA/SG/2025TCT/296
Local health settings and community involvement
The project worked with Kousseri District Hospital, Hospital Annexe and surrounding health centres, alongside community leaders, health workers and social workers.