Uncategorised Archives - PatchSA https://patchsa.org/category/uncategorised/ People who care supporting people who care Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:27:53 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 A First-of-Its-Kind Course: Launching Children’s Palliative Care for EMS Providers https://patchsa.org/a-first-of-its-kind-course-launching-childrens-palliative-care-for-ems-providers/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:33:03 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=7591 PatchSA is proud to announce the launch of Children’s Palliative Care for EMS Providers, a unique, first-of-its-kind asynchronous online course designed specifically for emergency medical services professionals who wish to learn how to provide excellent out-of-hospital and pre-hospital care for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. This groundbreaking course has been developed with the [...]

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]]> We mourn the loss of Dr Mehnaaz Ally https://patchsa.org/we-mourn-the-loss-of-dr-mehnaaz-ally/ https://patchsa.org/we-mourn-the-loss-of-dr-mehnaaz-ally/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:44:17 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=6896 We are still in shock as we come to terms with the untimely death of Dr Mehnaaz Ally, a much loved and admired paediatric palliative care doctor who has been a part of PatchSA since 2018. On the morning of Thursday 7 February, we received the news that our friend, colleague, and recently appointed [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/we-mourn-the-loss-of-dr-mehnaaz-ally/feed/ 0 Perinatal Palliative Care workshop a great success https://patchsa.org/perinatal-palliative-care-workshop-a-great-success/ https://patchsa.org/perinatal-palliative-care-workshop-a-great-success/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:22:29 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=5391 A most successful day-long workshop on perinatal palliative care was held at the Royal Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. The workshop was organised by PatchSA in collaboration with The Nurture Hub and Umduduzi Hospice Care for Children. Knowledgeable and experienced presenters The line-up of presenters and panelists for the workshop was most impressive and included several [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/perinatal-palliative-care-workshop-a-great-success/feed/ 0 Raising awareness of childhood cancer https://patchsa.org/raising-awareness-of-childhood-cancer/ https://patchsa.org/raising-awareness-of-childhood-cancer/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:02:43 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=5146 September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month In the month of September, we raise awareness of childhood cancer, highlight the many challenges faced by children and their families, and promote efforts to find better treatments and ultimately cures for paediatric cancers. According to statistics found on the CANSA website, currently between 800 to a 1000 [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/raising-awareness-of-childhood-cancer/feed/ 0 A decade of PatchSA’s achievements and milestones in pictures https://patchsa.org/a-decade-of-achievements-and-milestones-in-pictures/ https://patchsa.org/a-decade-of-achievements-and-milestones-in-pictures/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:00:46 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=4964 Join us for a walk down memory lane in words and pictures as we look at some of the highlights and achievements of our organisation over the past decade. History in the making The development of a palliative care network dedicated to those who worked with children in South Africa originated from the Paediatric [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/a-decade-of-achievements-and-milestones-in-pictures/feed/ 0 Patch Academy launched on International Childhood Cancer Day https://patchsa.org/patch-launches-online-education-platform-on-international-childhood-cancer-day/ https://patchsa.org/patch-launches-online-education-platform-on-international-childhood-cancer-day/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:00:23 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=2675 Today, Monday 15 February 2021 is International Childhood Cancer Day. Benjamin Hawkes was just 10 years old when he was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) and over the next ten months he underwent chemotherapy, limb salvage surgery and radiation therapy. A clear PET scan at the end of this arduous treatment was cause for [...]

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