Dr Anne Merriman, who has died aged 90, was a former nun from Liverpool known as “the mother of palliative care in Africa”. She revolu­tionised end-of-life care in low-income countries by devising a ...

A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing pain ...

Dr Anne Merriman with local children in Uganda. Tue 24 Mar 2009 at 01:00 Even as a little girl, Anne Merriman knew that she wanted to work in the African missions.

Dr Anne Merriman, a visionary humanitarian who introduced palliative care to Uganda and much of Africa, has died at the age of 90.Widely regarded as the “mother of palliative care in Africa ...

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Anne Merriman was born on May 13 1935 to Irish parents in Walton, north Liverpool, the third of four children, and educated at St Matthew’s Primary School and Broughton Hall High School.

In a small home in Uganda's capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse with a hospice that has transformed African end-of-life care.

When 4 year old Anne Merriman saw pictures of sick children in Africa she announced, “I’m going to Africa to care for the poorly children.” This brash, single mindedness never left her. She spent more ...

Known in Africa as “the mother of palliative care,” she established a model for pain management and end-of-life care.

Dr Anne Merriman, the former nun who made it her life’s work to bring effective palliative care to Africa. Producer: Ed Prendeville. Archive used ...

Dr Anne Merriman (right) carries a baby during the Hospice Africa Uganda 30th anniversary celebrations in Makindye, Kampala in October 2023. Photo/Tonny Abet. A national and continental legacy.