{"id":562,"date":"2012-01-03T05:06:28","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T05:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/?p=562"},"modified":"2014-10-03T20:36:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T20:36:43","slug":"esther-ngunju-cege-munyoro-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/esther-ngunju-cege-munyoro-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Esther Ngunju Cege-Munyoro, Kenya, Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Esther Ngunju Cege-Munyoro, MD<\/h1>\n<div class=\"treat_left_column top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full\" title=\"Esther Ngunju Cege-Munyoro, MD\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/esther-ngunju-cege-munyoro-2.jpg\" alt=\"Esther Ngunju Cege-Munyoro, MD\" width=\"125\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coordinator, Palliative Care Unit<br \/> Kenyatta National Hospital<br \/> Nairobi, Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:&#100;rce&#103;e&#64;wan&#97;&#110;&#99;&#104;i&#46;&#99;&#111;m\">&#100;r&#99;eg&#101;&#64;&#119;&#97;&#110;a&#110;chi.co&#109;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"share_this_container\"><span  class='st_twitter_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_facebook_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_yahoo_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_gbuzz_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_email_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_sharethis_large' ><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Dr Munyoro coordinates the palliative care unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. The unit serves to offer palliative care education to all local healthcare workers. She is particularly interested in improving pain management for both adults and children, especially those with life threatening illnesses for whom a good quality of life is a priority. She has lectured in various venues in Kenya and hopes to get Pain and Palliative care curriculums offered to all healthcare workers in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"popup pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Esther-Cege-Munyoro-Nairboi-Kenya-December-2013_dp-f.pdf\">Download and Read Esther&#8217;s Personal Story (200 KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Other Appointments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Member; Hospital Transfusion Committee, Kenyatta National Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Board Member and Vice Chairperson, &#8216;Hope for Cancer Kids&#8217; a group that lobbies for the welfare of children with cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Accomplishments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-Founder\/Coordinator, Palliative Care Unit Kenyatta National Hospital; first Palliative care unit in a government hospital, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Consultant, Introduction and offering support for the use of Oral Morphine in the Burns Unit at Kenyatta National hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education \/ Honors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate, International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA, and OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2012-2014<\/li>\n<li>Trainer of End-of- life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) International Training Program, 2009<\/li>\n<li>Multi-professional Week in Palliative Care St Christopher&#8217;s Hospice London, 2006<\/li>\n<li>Post-graduate training University of Cardiff Diploma in Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Post-graduate training, University of Nairobi Medical School Department of Surgery, 1991<\/li>\n<li>Medical Degree, University of Nairobi Medical School, 1985<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Publications<br \/> <small>Journal articles:<\/small><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>CEGE E.M 2008. Palliative Care in Kenya; Making it real. The Nairobi Hospital Proceedings Volume 11 , No 2 , April\/ June 2008<\/li>\n<li>Technical person on a research project. Quality of Life in Cancer patients in Kenya. Lead researcher Dr Zipporah Ali.<\/li>\n<li>Technical person on a research on Quality of life in cancer patients with cancer wounds. Lead researcher Joyce Marete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Presentations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Salzburg Open Medical Institute &amp; Open Society Foundations Seminar in Palliative Care in Cancer, September 2010.<\/li>\n<li>Joint paper, A focus on Essential Pain Medication Accessibility; the Kenyan Situation, at the Advocacy Workshop for Palliative Care in Africa; Jun 27th \u2013 29th 2006. Oral Presentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\">\n\t\t<br style=\"clear:left;\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"treat_right_column top\"><div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"fellow_logo\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knh.or.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" title=\"Kenyatta National Hospital\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/kenya-national-hospital.png\" alt=\"Kenyatta National Hospital\" width=\"122\" height=\"102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h3><a class=\"popup pdf\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Leadership-Development-Initiative-LDI-Overview-Nov-2011.pdf\">About the International Palliative Care Leadership Initiative (LDI) at the Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice <span>(100 KB)<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Read About Other International Leaders<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/international-leaders\/\">Leaders Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p> \n<div id=\"video_list_container\" class=\"scroller\">\n<!-- jQuery populates this area -->\n<\/div>\n<h3>Subscribe to IPCRC.net<\/h3>\n<p>New videos and content are released weekly. 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