Publication: Public Health Approach to Developing Palliative Care
Date
2022
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Nepal has witnessed demographic and epidemiological transition resulting in the shift from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases as the major disease burden. Around 60% of mortalities and morbidities are attributable to non-communicable diseases of which the majority end with the need for palliative care services. The current palliative care services in Nepal are in the infancy stage compared with other services. Undignified dying is a challenging public health problem and as such requires a public health approach to address it with the involvement of all stakeholders. Recognizing the need for the end spectrum of non-communicable diseases patients, the Ministry of Health, Nepal recently introduced the policy to address the unmet need through the community-based palliative care program, a laudable initiation.
Description
Kedar Prasad Baral
School of Public Health and Department of Community Health Sciences, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Kiweta Bista
Community Based Palliative Care Programme, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Chiniya Lama
Community Based Palliative Care Programme, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Paras Kumar Acharya
Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Pradeep Vaidya
Department of Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rajesh Nath Gongal
Department of Surgery, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Keywords
Community health care, Nepal, Palliative care, Public health