ReviewJournal of global oncology2018
Palliative Care Development in Africa: Lessons From Uganda and Kenya.
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- Pain, policy, and the opioid dilemma in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of access, regulation, and health governance from 1990 to 2024.Health policy and planning · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to palliative care service utilization in Ethiopia: A qualitative systematic review, 2025.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- Palliative Treatment and Traditional Medicine Among Patients with Cancer in Kumasi, Ghana: Needs for Patient Education.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Addressing gaps in cancer cachexia care among healthcare professionals at Uganda Cancer Institute.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Improving palliative care access in rural Malawi: insights from a mixed-methods exploration of structural and social determinants.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Content validity of the quality of dying and death questionnaire- revised global-version in North American inpatient hospices.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence of depression and association with quality-of-life among oncology patients at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana: A cross-sectional study.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2026Article
- End-of-Life Care Training for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury in Ghana: A Novel Curriculum and Its Initial Implementation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Barriers to accessing formal cancer care from the perspective of informal caregivers: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Identification and validation of end-of-life nursing care competencies for Kenyan nurses: A modified Delphi technique.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2025Article
- The legal needs of people receiving palliative care in Uganda: A multi-method assessment to advance universal health coverage.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- Integrating palliative care into primary care for older people with multimorbid serious illness: a multinational qualitative cross-sectional study in Sub-Saharan Africa.BMJ public health · 2025Article
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- Increasing Access to Palliative Care in Cameroon: Progress, Gaps, and Recommendations.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Review
- Toward enhanced decentralized palliative care services in Neno District, Malawi: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Comprehensive scoping review of palliative care development in Africa: recent advances and persistent gaps.Frontiers in health services · 2024Review
- "A Soft Death": Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Palliative Care in Senegal.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Remote Symptom Monitoring to Enhance the Delivery of Palliative Cancer Care in Low-Resource Settings: Emerging Approaches from Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeDespite increased access to palliative care in Africa, there remains substantial unmet need. We examined the impact of approaches to promoting the development of palliative care in two African countries, Uganda and Kenya, and considered how these and other strategies could be applied more broadly.
methodsThis study reviews published data on development approaches to palliative care in Uganda and Kenya across five domains: education and training, access to opioids, public and professional attitudes, integration into national health systems, and research. These countries were chosen because they are African leaders in palliative care, in which successful approaches to palliative care development have been used.
resultsBoth countries have implemented strategies across all five domains to develop palliative care. In both countries, successes in these endeavors seem to be related to efforts to integrate palliative care into the national health system and educational curricula, the training of health care providers in opioid treatment, and the inclusion of community providers in palliative care planning and implementation. Research in palliative care is the least well-developed domain in both countries.
conclusionA multidimensional approach to development of palliative care across all domains, with concerted action at the policy, provider, and community level, can improve access to palliative care in African countries.
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