Public Health Approach to Developing Palliative Care

Authors

  • 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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7255

Keywords:

community health care; Nepal; palliative care; public health.

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.

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Published

2022-08-01

How to Cite

Baral, K. P., Bista, K., Lama, C., Acharya, P. K. ., Vaidya, P., & Gongal, R. N. . (2022). Public Health Approach to Developing Palliative Care . Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 60(252), 750–752. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7255

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 252 (2022): JNMA: Published Monthly

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