ABOUT US
Our Story
Mother of Mercy Hospice and Health Centre (MOMH) is located in Chilanga, a peri-urban area, 15 kilometers out of Lusaka the capital city under Chilanga District. The hospice functions as stand-alone unit and provides palliative care (PC) services to the terminally and chronically ill patients and their families within our catchment area of 29,069 population.
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In 1997, the Mother of Mercy Hospice was opened for terminally ill patients as an extension of the Home Based Care (HBC) services. This is the first hospice established in Zambia.
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HIV/AIDS cases were increasing at an alarming rate and thus it was becoming difficult for the formal health sector to take care of such cases since they needed more care and support making hospital beds limited.
We are operating in a developing country, in a location where the poorest of the poor live. The services that we render to the community are basically charitable. We are a non-profit making organization that depends entirely on donor support and individuals both locally and abroad.
The Hospice currently operates with the support from
Ministry of Health
Chilanga District Management Health Office
Churches Health Association of Zambia
Vision Zambia – UK
Individual donors
To Help Others In Need
OUR MISSION
It is so easy to fall into a pattern of apathy as we go through our lives. Our organization was born out of a commitment to stop passing over the real problems of humanity, and deal with them head on. We have set out to aid those who need it the most.
The Mother of Mercy Hospice and Health Centre provides palliative care services to the terminally and chronically ill in our community. By offering love, care and treatment we celebrate the beauty of life and affirm dignity to the dying.
Mother of Mercy Hospice and Health Centre, Zambia is here to help, get in touch with us today to see how you can make a difference as well.
OUR VISION
Our ultimate vision is for the world to become a better place, but that happens in small steps. Our contribution to this is to provide palliative care services to the terminally ill and most vulnerable people in the community. We strive to improve quality of life of the patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through prevention and relief of suffering.