:: mission statement

Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) advocates for the provision of optimal conditions for children and their families in hospital in order to reduce the adverse effects of hospitalisation on their development and well-being.

:: Goals and Objectives

To minimise the stressful impact of hospitalisation and illness on the child and family in hospital.

To facilitate optimal growth and development of the child in hospital.

To prepare children and their families for their health care experiences.

To communicate effectively to other members of the health care team.

To ensure the continuity of the Child Life programme within health care settings in Kuwait.

To share our knowledge and expertise with similar organisations locally, regionally and internationally.

To recognise when hospital is not the optimum health care setting for the child and to advocate for the provision of paediatric palliative care at home or in a children’s hospice as well as in the hospital, so that parents can choose where they wish to care for their child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition