Preparedness and capacity of indian palliative care services to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: An online rapid assessment survey

Conclusion: We recommend the following resource allocation to enable palliative care services to support the Indian health system in delivering essential care in this and future pandemics: (1) infection control, especially in the community; (2) training using existing clinical protocols to strengthen palliative care across the health system; and (3) redeployment plans.

Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - February 17, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Cheng-Pei Lin Sabah Boufkhed Asha Albuquerque Pai Eve Namisango Emmanuel Luyirika Katherine E Sleeman Massimo Costantini Carlo Peruselli Irene J Higginson Maria L Ekstrand Richard Harding Naveen Salins Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research