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Development of an atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through a stakeholder participative process / Miguel Antonio Sánchez-Cárdenas;Eduardo Garralda;Danny van Steijn;Nasim Pourghazian;Slim Slama;Marie-Charlotte Bouësseau;Carlos Centeno

Tác giả : Miguel Antonio Sánchez-Cárdenas;Eduardo Garralda;Danny van Steijn;Nasim Pourghazian;Slim Slama;Marie-Charlotte Bouësseau;Carlos Centeno

Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Năm xuất bản : 2022

Chủ đề : 1. Health Equity. 2. Noncommunicable Diseases. 3. Pain Management. 4. Palliative Care. 5. Journal / periodical articles.

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Background: The increasing number of people experiencing serious health-related suffering due to severe illness is an urgent issue in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Although palliative care can mitigate much of this suffering, its current development and indicators to measure progress remain unknown. Aims: To describe the development of the Atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2021. Methods: Recently, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, together with a network of palliative care experts, identified the best indicators and collected data across the Region. These indicators include national palliative care strategies, number of specialized palliative care services per population, inclusion of palliative care in the health benefits package and national health budget, and the use of pain medication. These and other useful information form the Atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2021. Results: The Atlas shows that provision of specialized palliative care services and pain medication in the Region is low. Several of the indicators suitable to the region are new and include the level of public awareness of palliative care, inclusion of palliative care in health insurance plans, availability of centres of excellence for palliative clinical care, and availability of grants to finance palliative care research. Conclusion: Adoption of favourable policies, educational initiatives, and the involvement of stakeholders, represent an opportunity for future development of palliative care in the EMR.

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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/368715