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WHO: shortage of palliative care services

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

WHO takes steps to address glaring shortage of quality palliative care services: Worldwide, it is estimated only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it and global demand for care for people with life threatening illnesses will continue to grow as populations age and the burden of noncommunicable diseases rises. By 2060, […]

Hospice care UK and the US

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Hippocratic Post

Since the opening of the first modern hospice, St. Christopher’s, in south London in 1967, hospice care has grown into a worldwide movement that has radically changed the way we approach death and dying. The driving force behind hospice, or palliative, care is the desire to transform the experience of dying. Teams of nurses, doctors […]