Palliative Care in Humanitarian Medicine

Read the complete article in Palliative Medicine journal.

MSF's Research Unit on Humanitarian Stakes and Practices (UREPH) is pleased to announce the publication of the article “Palliative Care in Humanitarian Medicine” by James Smith and Tammam Aloudat in the journal Palliative Medicine (Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 99–101).

Palliative  care  interventions  have  historically  been neglected  in  the  practice  of  humanitarian  medicine. This may come as a surprise, since it is a sombre reality that medical practitioners are frequently witness to death and dying in their response to humanitarian crises.

Read the complete article in Palliative Medicine journal.