[News] Atlas of Palliative Care in Africa

The Lancet Oncology | |

The new 2025 edition of the Atlas of Palliative Care in Africa reveals a continent where palliative care services remain underdeveloped and essential medicines are scarce, with poor integration into health systems. Moreover, insufficient training is constraining Africa's ability to address serious health-related suffering (SHS), which is affecting an estimated 17·6 million people per year, driven by a rapidly rising…

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