Hospice and palliative care in Africa : a review of developments and challenges
Wright, MichaelAuthor
Clark, DavidContributor
Hunt, JenniferContributor
Lynch, ThomasContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population in Africa. This book focuses on palliative care and hospice development, examining the development of palliative care services in 26 African countries where initiatives have been identified.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population in Africa. This book focuses on palliative care and hospice development, examining the development of palliative care services in 26 African countries where initiatives have been identified.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hospice care
Palliative treatment
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Patient Care
Terminal Care
Lentivirus Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Retroviridae Infections
Therapeutics
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Health Services
Immune System Diseases
RNA Virus Infections
Diseases
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Virus Diseases
Health Care
HIV Infections
Palliative Care
Hospice Care
Medicine
Health & Biological Sciences
Palliative Care