Palliative care in humanitarian crises: always something to offer
More than 128·6 million people across 33 countries require life-saving humanitarian assistance, 92·8 million of whom are particularly vulnerable
Abstract
More than 128·6 million people across 33 countries require life-saving humanitarian assistance, 92·8 million of whom are particularly vulnerable. Palliative care, however, has been omitted from efforts to tackle humanitarian crises. Palliative care is, according to WHO, “an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering”. We propose holistic palliative care as an integral component of relief strategies.
This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme
Citation
R. Powell, L. Schwartz, E. Nouvet et al. Palliative care in humanitarian crises: always something to offer. Lancet Vol 389, Issue 10078, P1498-1499, April 15, 2017
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Palliative care in humanitarian crises: always something to offer