id21 health insights 8. Palliative care: a basic human right.
Palliative care aims to maximise the quality of life and relieve the suffering of patients and their families
Abstract
This issue is concerned with palliative care, which aims to maximise the quality of life and relieve the suffering of patients and their families. Topics covered in the brief articles include: Strategic donor support; Palliative care in Latin America; Training health professionals; Uganda's palliative care model; A public health approach; Palliative care and HIV; and Poverty shouldn't mean poor quality palliative care.
Citation
IDS, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, 6 pp.
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Published 1 January 2006