[afro-nets] Palliative care: a basic human right

[Tom Barker <T.Barker@ids.ac.uk>]

Palliative care: a basic human right, id21 insights health #8
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The global HIV pandemic has raised awareness of the need to pro-
vide care for those suffering from incurable diseases. Pallia-
tive care aims to maximise the quality of life and relieve the
suffering of patients and their families.

The latest issue of 'id21 insights health' is edited by Richard
Harding, King's College London, with contributions including:

* Liliana De Lima, International Association for Hospice and
Palliative Care, examines whether the WHO's palliative care
strategy is working in Latin America.

* Liz Gwyther, Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Af-
rica, calls for palliative care to be an integral part of every
health care professional's role.

* Anne Merriman, Hospice Africa Uganda, on the success story
that is Uganda's palliative car service and how it is a model
for the rest of Africa.

* Olivia Dix, Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, argues that
donors must think and act strategically both together and with
existing health systems to support palliative care.

* Suresh Kumar, Neighbourhood Network in Palliative Care (Ker-
ala, India), highlights a remarkable experiment in Kerala where
local communities have created the first large scale palliative
care programme of its kind in a developing country.

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