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Notes from the field, what we are learning in training rooms, and the occasional argument about how children’s palliative care should work.
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Three alleys, two floors, one boy with a fever
A nurse’s account of an ordinary Tuesday, written up the same evening.
Read moreWhat community health workers tell us they need
After a year of workshops, the most requested topic was not medication. It was how to talk to a mother.
Read morePalliative care starts at diagnosis, not at the end
The single most common misunderstanding we meet, and why correcting it changes outcomes.
Read moreOur annual report is out
Where the money went last year, how many children we reached, and what we got wrong.
Read morePacking the Clinic-in-a-Box: what makes the cut
Weight matters when the last hundred metres are on foot. Every item has to earn its place.
Read moreTeaching pain assessment when the patient is four years old
Children hide pain. These are the tools that get past that.
Read moreA new partnership in [District name]
[Replace with the announcement details.] Our training program extends to a new set of community clinics.
Read moreBereavement is part of the care plan
Why our visits do not stop when a child dies, and what families say about the months that follow.
Read moreThe families who call at midnight
Our phone line is not an emergency service, but it is often the first number a frightened parent dials.
Read moreThank you to everyone who ran with us
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Read moreFifteen minutes that change a consultation
A short protocol for asking about pain that trainees keep using long after the workshop.
Read moreTake one small step
Reading is a start. Giving is the next bit.
Everything described in these articles is paid for by donations — the medication, the motorbike fuel, the training rooms.