10 facts on palliative care

August 2017 Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual.
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news