Abstract
Global palliative care: from need to action
Highlights
Katherine Sleeman and colleagues[1] report the first worldwide projection of the future global burden of serious health-related suffering
The calculation followed the methods used by the Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief assessing global palliative care need.[2]
A shift from a health system centred in medical specialties to person-centred care is required
Summary
Katherine Sleeman and colleagues[1] report the first worldwide projection of the future global burden of serious health-related suffering. The calculation followed the methods used by the Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief assessing global palliative care need.[2] Combining these methods with WHO’s revised global and regional projections of mortality up to 2060,3 the authors estimate the global burden of serious health-related suffering requiring palliative care by world regions and age groups for 20 health conditions.
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