COVID-19 and Palliative Care Capacity, African Region

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dc.contributor.authorAfolabi, Oladayo A.
dc.contributor.authorAbboah-Offei, Mary
dc.contributor.authorNamisango, Eve
dc.contributor.authorChukwusa, Emeka
dc.contributor.authorOluyase, Adejoke O.
dc.contributor.authorLuyirika, Emmanuel B.K.
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Richard
dc.contributor.authorNkhoma, Kennedy
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T20:34:06Z
dc.date.available2022-06-30T20:34:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPalliative care is included within the universal health coverage goal of the sustainable development goals as an essential health service and is considered a human right.1 The seventy-third World Health Assembly recommended palliative care as a core component within the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response plans of Member States. However, the neglect of palliative care is a well established problem worldwide. Of the roughly 60 million people experiencing serious health-related suffering who would benefit from palliative care in a given year, over 80% live in developing countries where such care is scarce or non-existent.2 Mortality projections from the World Health Organization show an anticipated rapid increase in serious health-related suffering at the end of life in the coming decades.3 Delivering timely, appropriate and effective palliative care is a pressing challenge highlighted by the morbidity and mortality caused by COVID-19.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAfolabi, O. A., Abboah-Offei, M., Namisango, E., Chukwusa, E., Oluyase, A. O., Luyirika, E. B., ... & Nkhoma, K. (2021). COVID-19 and palliative care capacity, African Region. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 99(8), 542.https://doi.org/10.2471%2FBLT.20.285286en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4126
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBulletin of the World Health Organizationen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 and Palliative Care Capacity, African Regionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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