Organizations in Zambia
Jon Hospice
Jon Hospice was founded to support people dying from AIDS, but now provides care and treatment for HIV/AIDS patients, focusing on children, both in their homes and at a twenty-six bed hospice. When it opened in 1999, Jon Hospice was originally funded by a Dutch national, Pola van der Donck, whose brother had died of AIDS. Currently, the hospice depends on donations from local business communities, churches, and international donors. The hospice is located in urban Lusaka in the Kamwala area, a 10-minute drive from the Lusaka town center. It serves the catchment areas of Chilenje, Kabwata, Missisi, Chawama, and Kanyama.
[read more]Mother of Mercy Hospice
The early nineties saw an increase in AIDS as the HIV-positive population in sub-Saharan Africa became symptomatic. Sister Leonia Kournas, a Polish nun and registered nurse, recognized the need for home-based palliative care within the local community and manages the Mother of Mercy Hospice in Chilanga. The Mother of Mercy Hospice was established in 1992 to provide care for terminally ill AIDS patients in the community of Chilanga, approximately 16 km south of Lusaka.
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