Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …

Despite significant advances in understanding the benefits of early integration of palliative
care with disease management, many people living with a chronic life-threatening illness …

People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global
population of least-developed nations (1). The number of children–neonates, infants …

Background Previous studies have reported an extremely unbalanced global access to
opioid analgesics. We aimed to determine contemporary trends and patterns of opioid …

Background Despite the significant benefits of palliative care (PC) services for cancer
patients, multiple challenges hinder the provision of PC services for these patients. Low-and …

Purpose The purpose of this new resource-stratified guideline is to provide expert guidance
to clinicians and policymakers on implementing palliative care of patients with cancer and …

Background Nurses have a primary role in providing palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care.
Their knowledge of EOL care, attitudes toward care of the dying, and palliative care self …

Opinion statement While the benefits of early palliative care are indisputable, most of the
current evidence has emerged from resource-rich settings in urban areas of high-income …

Opinion statement Evidence from randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses has
shown that early integration of specialized palliative care improves symptoms and quality of …

Context Palliative care access is fundamental to the highest attainable standard of health
and a core component of universal health coverage. Forging universal palliative care access …