The Centre for Palliative Care, based at the only medical university [Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)] in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in collaboration with Worldwide …

http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/144475/ Page 1 Zaman, S., Ahmed, N., Ur Rashid, M. and Jahan, F. (2017)
Palliative care for slum population: a case from Bangladesh. European Journal of Palliative …

Background: Palliative care has been recognised as a global health challenge. Although
accessibility has increased, there is little recognition of the importance of palliative care in …

Aims: The study aimed to explore the quality and impact of care provided through an
innovative palliative care project to improve the quality of life of older people in an urban …

Background: Globally, more than 97% of children needing palliative care reside in low-and
middle-income countries, where there is very limited access to palliative care. Several …

Conclusion: Palliative care delivery programmes must be configured to respond to local
needs and customs, be community-based and integrated with local health and social care …

There are several examples of emerging palliative care programmes in the non-
industrialised world that are designed to respond to the unique characteristics of the …

To ensure that palliative care is available and accessible to the majority of the needy, a
community-based approach should get appropriate consideration. It is essential that the …

Background: Community based palliative care is paramount significant nowadays. Most of
the patients in need of palliative care can be looked after in the primary health care setting in …

Paradoxically, that child, when the general condition had begun to deteriorate, had indeed
got high‑tech care within an Intensive Care Unit. Excellent monitoring systems and a …