“Dying alone is hard anywhere in the world”: Palliative care in natural disaster response

This study aimed to investigate the provision of palliative care in humanitarian response, including the ethical dimensions

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 June 2020
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:
Amir, T, Yantzi, R, de Laat, S, Bernard, C

Abstract

McMaster University’s study aimed to investigate the provision of palliative care in humanitarian response, including the ethical dimensions for health care providers and the experiences of affected individuals and caregivers.

This report presents key perspectives of those engaged in humanitarian healthcare first-hand, and clarifies how humanitarian organisations and healthcare providers might best support ethically and contextually-appropriate palliative care in a range of humanitarian crises.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

Amir, T., Yantzi, R., de Laat, S., Bernard, C., Elit, L., Schuster-Wallace, C., Redwood-Campbell, L., Hunt, M. & Schwartz, L. (2020). “Dying alone is hard anywhere in the world”: Palliative care in natural disaster response. Isis A. Harvey designer. Available online at www.humanitairanhealthethics.net.

Dying alone is hard anywhere in the world- Palliative care in natural disaster respons

Published 1 June 2020
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