Hospice Africa Ireland supports the work of Hospice Africa in Uganda and across the Africa continent. Hospice Africa Ireland (HAI) promotes awareness of the activities and impact of Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) and also facilitates fundraising initiatives with our partners and donors throughout Ireland. 

The founder of Hospice Africa, Dr. Anne Merriman is the granddaughter on both sides of her family to Irish emigrants who had moved and become part of the Irish diaspora in Liverpool. She joined the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs) and went to college in UCD where she trained to become a Doctor.  

When Anne set up Hospice Africa operations in Uganda in 1993, it was the Irish Embassy in Uganda that donated the first vehicle that was used to delivery home based palliative care services to patients. Ever since Irish Aid and many other Irish corporate, charities and NGOs such as the Irish Hospice Foundation have worked with Hospice Africa Uganda sponsoring many impactful projects.

Many medical and non-medical volunteers have traveled from Ireland to work with HAU over the years and many continue to help in some way. A group of HAU alumni established Friends of Hospice Africa in Ireland in 1999 and it then became a registered charity in Ireland. The charity was formally changed to Hospice Africa Ireland in May 2008. 

The Board is made up of HAU volunteer alumni from all across the island of Ireland who support Dr Anne and HAUs vision of palliative care for all in need in Africa and who contribute in a number of ways to HAU. if you would like to get involved in the Board or fund raise for HAI you can find the contact details below.