Children's palliative care: a global concern

International Journal of Palliative Nursing
J DowningR Kiman

Abstract

Children's palliative care (CPC) is a specialty in itself, albeit closely related to adult palliative care (World Health Organization (WHO), 2002). However, although there are many children who require palliative care, in much of the world CPC has a poor profile and is inaccessible to those who need it (Downing et al, 2010; Knapp et al, 2011). The provision of high-quality palliative care for children is a global concern, with 27% of the world population being under the age of 15, rising to as many as 49% in countries such as Uganda (WHO, 2010). It has been estimated that as many as 7 million of these children around the world will need palliative care each year (Rushton et al, 2002), although the true figure is likely to be higher. The public health approach to palliative care is key to the development of CPC services, as is the development of models that integrate services into existing health structures.

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Jan 25, 2014·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Bernie CarterAnne Hunt
Feb 22, 2018·Children·Julia DowningBusi Nkosi
Nov 28, 2017·BMC Palliative Care·Hatoko SasakiRintaro Mori
Dec 29, 2015·International Journal of Palliative Nursing·Claire Quinn, Rowan Hillis
Apr 26, 2014·International Journal of Palliative Nursing·Alison Rodriguez, Nigel King
Aug 13, 2017·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·Joan MarstonJulia Downing

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