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Palliative care

Selma Browde's death leaves South Africa a little poorer

South Africa

Selma Browde's death leaves South Africa a little poorer

By Max Price

SA children’s advocates call for Gaza ceasefire — ‘we side with the children not the guns’

South Africa

SA children’s advocates call for Gaza ceasefire — ‘we side with the children not the guns’

By Mark Heywood

South Africa

When worlds collide — the path to respecting and reflecting cultural diversity in palliative care

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Milestone conference puts inclusive and sustainable care in the spotlight

Maverick Citizen

Milestone conference puts inclusive and sustainable care in the spotlight

By Julia Ambler, Michelle Meiring and Ewa Skowronska

‘They fail us, year in and year out’ — why community health workers are ditching unions

South Africa

‘They fail us, year in and year out’ — why community health workers are ditching unions

By Nicole Ludolph

Living in a time of bereavement: managing grief through palliative care

South Africa

Living in a time of bereavement: managing grief through palliative care

By Aslam Dasoo

South Africa’s morphine shortage causes unspeakable agony

South Africa

South Africa’s morphine shortage causes unspeakable agony

By Ufrieda Ho

Pain management in South Africa a sore point for palliative care and medical regulations

South Africa

Pain management in South Africa a sore point for palliative care and medical regulations

By Elsabé Brits

How palliative care helped Uganda’s seriously ill children when the Covid-19 pandemic struck

Africa

How palliative care helped Uganda’s seriously ill children when the Covid-19 pandemic struck

By Nicky GunnClark, Emmanuel Kamonyo and Desia Colgan

How death is handled in health facilities: Can we do better?

South Africa

How death is handled in health facilities: Can we do better?

By Ufrieda Ho for Spotlight

The children of Ukraine are our children

South Africa

The children of Ukraine are our children

By Joan Marston

Covid-19 pandemic reveals the urgent need for well-funded palliative care in Africa

South Africa

Covid-19 pandemic reveals the urgent need for well-funded palliative care in Africa

By Emmanuel Luyirika and Ewa Skowronska