Palliative Care
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Let’s talk about death and dying
Medical school coursework includes teaching Western medicine’s standard ethical principle including discussions about patients’ rights, but what is not talked about is what death…
Terminally ill children suffer from neglect, say health experts
Many of these children die without any palliative support and experience unnecessary discomfort and pain, unless an overburdened NGO steps in.
Palliative care is the opposite of giving up
You can start palliative care at any stage of a serious illness, even as soon as you receive a diagnosis or start treatment, says Dr Linda Holding
Palliative care needs to include spiritual care
The person who is dying needs relief from pain and symptom control and they their families also need psychosocial, bereavement, emotional and spiritual support
Why I do not support active euthanasia
In a country where spirituality and faith play such an important role, the rational argument will not convince