People are living longer nowadays. Medical advancement has helped to prolong lives and a
lot of diseases are curable. However, patients with life-limiting and terminal illnesses still …

Predictable deaths from diseases like cancer account for approximately 83% of deaths in
China. Despite the growing numbers of terminally ill people from all diseases, palliative care …

The unprecedented global development of palliative care over the past 50 years, originating
in a counterculture and evolving through to an integral element of the health-care system …

Asia is the largest and most populous continent on Earth, covering 30% of its land area and
hosting 60% of its population (4 billion people). The United Nations has recognized 48 …

Hospice and palliative care in Taiwan has been growing continuously. The 2015 Quality of
Death index, as rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit, ranked Taiwan first among Asian …

Palliative care service is a growing trend for patients with terminal illnesses. The purpose of
palliative care is to improve the quality of life for the patients and their family by providing …

There is a great need for palliative care in the modern era of medicine. Despite medical
advances, patients with life-limiting illnesses still suffer significantly. Palliative care emerged …

Abstract In Taiwan, the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented regulations and
policies related to hospice and palliative care since 1995. Taiwan is the first country in Asia …

Hospice palliative care started in Taiwan in 1990. Foundations of Christian, Catholic and
Buddhist background and associations with medical, nursing and various social …

Asia covers a vast geographical area with more than half the world's population and huge
diversity in terms of socioeconomic, cultural, and political development. Many Asian …