Island Hospice UK
Island Hospice and Bereavement Service UK is a registered charity which supports hospice and palliative care services for people living with a life-threatening illness in Africa.
International Partnership
Since 2002, we have worked in partnership with Island Hospice & Healthcare (IHH) in Zimbabwe.
Palliative Care
Through fundraising and outreach, we support hospice and palliative care services for those living with HIV/Aids and other life-threatening conditions.
Care & Support
We endorse IHH’s aim to offer a compassionate bereavement service and to pioneer care and support for young people.
Appeals
There are many ways you can make a difference to families living with a terminal illness - please consider donating to IHBS UK.
What we do
Fundraising
Through direct fundraising and grants, IHBS UK funds essential medical care and support for those who need it. The money we raise supports professional teams specialising in palliative care and advice.
Outreach
Our partners in Zimbabwe follow the principle of ‘Leaving No One Behind’ and their outreach programmes ensure that the local community plays a vital role in the provision of quality care and support services.
Awareness
We aim to make groups in the UK more aware of the work of Island Hospice and Healthcare in Zimbabwe and how we can all support their work.
Working in partnership with Island Hospice Zimbabwe
we focus on the following
As the world around us changes, so has Island Hospice. Initially the Zimbabwe Hospice worked with cancer patients and older people, now its work is primarily around HIV/Aids and children.
A dedicated team of doctors, nurses, specialists, social and health care workers ensure that the care and support needed reaches as far and wide as possible.
Over the years of our partnership, pioneering steps have been taken in health care training, quality life interventions and pain assessment tools so that they can improve health care and support across the region.
Island Hospice and Healthcare provides more
health care than any other hospice in Zimbabwe
About Us
Island Hospice and Bereavement Service UK (IHBS) believes that those facing life-limiting conditions, such as HIV and cancer, should receive the care and support they deserve. By actively supporting hospice care services in Southern Africa, we want to make a difference.
Since 2002, we have worked in partnership with Island Hospice and Healthcare (IHH) in Zimbabwe to provide home-based palliative care and a compassionate bereavement service.
Over the years, with support from us and other partners, we have seen them strengthen their ties with the local community: not only have doctors and nurses been mentored and trained, but numerous support programmes have been set up, championed by a growing network of carers, volunteers, teachers and church & community groups.
In addition to raising vital funds for these initiatives, we support Island Zimbabwe in their campaigns and activities to raise awareness across the globe.
Testimonials
Island Hospice Service resurrected me from death when I was very ill and now I am able to help and refer others who are HIV positive and sick to feel better and improve
– Lovemore Moyo (patient)
Had it not been for Island I would have been dead and buried already.. I would have been history but you keep us alive and going...
– Rural patient
I know what an excellent job you do and I can only imagine the hardship you endure to keep the service running
– Community partner
You are my saviour. You saved me yesterday from my pain, and now today you are here again...
– 90 year old patient with lung cancer
It was very good for me to listen to other peoples’ backgrounds because it’s not only me who lost my parents.
– Children (8-16) attending a grief workshop
The bereavement counselling has been my safe space....I can truly be myself and not have to wear my game face...I eagerly look forward to my appointments
– Widow 40 (wife died in childbirth)
Latest News, Events & Tweets
Island raises awareness on breast cancer and palliative care to young mothers alongside an interpreter at Nzeve Dea… https://t.co/34KAILEFNi
#Weekinreview And the @WHO_Zimbabwe study where @IslandHospiceZW was chosen as a demonstration cite for… https://t.co/93qqBfxJpa
#Weekinreview While the distribution of pamphlets on the #coronavirus preventive measures continued in remote areas… https://t.co/1VMXqEQ5a2
#Weekinreview #Harare branch conducted the volunteers orientation course for interested potential volunteers… https://t.co/vvEtxB6ddU
Contact us
Island Hospice and Bereavement Service (UK)
Registered Charity number: 1091353 (UK)
To find out more about our work, please contact Alan Brooks on
Island Hospice and Healthcare (Zimbabwe)
6 Natal Road,
Belgravia,
Harare,
Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 4 701676
Email: admin@islandhospice.co.zw