Ahead of the African Union’s 21st landmark Summit, African Ministers of Health addressed the availability and access of pain relieving medications for African patients.
In her article on One.org, Shelley reports that AU Ministers of Health adopted a progressive common position to improve access to strong pain medications and to drastically increase their availability for patients. They also recommended that member-states integrate palliative care into national strategies to combat non-communicable diseases.
These developments came after meetings to discuss the burden of non-communicable diseases in African countries.
Read the full article on the Africa edition of ehospice.
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