Palliative care, or end-of-life care, is a relatively new discipline in more economically-
resourced countries. In less rich countries, end-of-life care is still taking root with government …

Former Senior Medical Officer, Jumla Hospital, Nepal and Retired Consultant Physician and
Senior Clinical Lecturer, Aberdeen University Hospitals, Scotland, UK he modern specialist …

Despite past geo-political turbulence, Nepal has made significant progress in societal and
economic initiatives, particularly in relation to social determinants of health. These …

Palliative care in Nepal has been developing over the last 20 years, led by pioneering
doctors and nurses who have gained experience in the specialty often whilst working …

Since the turn of the century, there has been worldwide growth in the effort to improve the
quality of end of life care. Alongside these initiatives, growing interest in the international …

Nepal has witnessed demographic and epidemiological transition resulting in the shift from
infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases as the major disease burden. Around …

tn• Hospice Africa was conceived in 1991 while the author was working at Nairobi Hospice
as its first medical director. After working with geriatric and palliative patients in the UK and …

Palliative care is the need of the hour, especially in a country like India where the number of
terminally ill patients has always been a concern, and with projections showing this number …

Palliative care has been developing in India since the mid-1980s, but there is a dearth of
evidence about service provision on which to base national policy and practice. The aim of …

Background Nepal is a low-income country in south Asia with a population of more than 27
million people. Because of late diagnosis and poor access to care, almost 90% of …