The Faraja Hospice & Palliative Care Programme (FHPCP) was started in August 2012 after a modified Needs Assessment showed that people suffering from terminal illnesses in Singida Municipality had no access to treatment that they needed, especially for pain control.

FHPCP provides Home Based Hospice & Palliative Care (PC) to those with terminal and chronic diseases in Singida Municipality. End of Life Care is its priority. The Programme does not refuse treatment, especially to patients needing morphine, to people outside of the Municipality if a family member can come to collect medications.

Every year, Faraja identifies patients and provide holistic Home Based Hospice and Palliative Care services which embrace the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of those served. Faraja provides these services with a skilled team, which uses oral morphine and other Palliative Care medications where they are needed. In addition to this, Faraja ensures the provision of education and support to family members and carers of those receiving PC services as well as educating the larger community starting with local government and religious leaders about chronic diseases and life-threatening illnesses, especially cancer, about what can be done to treat them, how family members can be involved and especially how to obtain quality and appropriate End of Life Care. Faraja is currently supporting 106 patients with the End of Life Care.