Aid when 'there is nothing left to offer': Experiences of palliative care and palliative care needs in humanitarian crises.

Access to palliative care, and more specifically the alleviation of avoidable physical and psychosocial suffering is increasingly recognized as a necessary component of humanitarian response. Palliative approaches to care can meet the needs of patients for whom curative treatment may not be the aim,...

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Main Authors: Lisa Schwartz, Elysée Nouvet, Sonya de Laat, Rachel Yantzi, Olive Wahoush, Wejdan A Khater, Emmanuel Musoni Rwililiza, Ibraheem Abu-Siam, Gautham Krishnaraj, Takhliq Amir, Kevin Bezanson, Corinne Schuster Wallace, Oumou Bah Sow, Alpha Ahmadou Diallo, Fatoumata Binta Diallo, Laurie Elit, Carrie Bernard, Matthew Hunt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001306