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The Lancet Commission defined a cheap basic package of drugs, equipment and staff for palliative care. Countries expanding health coverage should include it as a guaranteed benefit.
The Lancet Commission on Global Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief specified an Essential Package (a short list of medicines including oral morphine, basic equipment, and human resources) costed at a few dollars per capita in low-income countries. Countries designing universal health coverage benefit packages routinely omit palliative care. Advocacy and technical assistance to include the package as a defined entitlement would make funding and delivery accountable.
Shares Pain relief and palliative care are unavailable to most, Funding follows fashion, not burden.
Shares Pain relief and palliative care are unavailable to most, Funding follows fashion, not burden.
Shares Funding follows fashion, not burden, Most of the world has almost no cancer care.
Shares Pain relief and palliative care are unavailable to most, Most of the world has almost no cancer care.
Shares Pain relief and palliative care are unavailable to most, Funding follows fashion, not burden, Most of the world has almost no cancer care.
Shares Pain relief and palliative care are unavailable to most, Funding follows fashion, not burden, Most of the world has almost no cancer care.
Shares Pain relief and palliative care are unavailable to most, Most of the world has almost no cancer care.
Shares Funding follows fashion, not burden, Most of the world has almost no cancer care.