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Palliative Medicine, an Urgent Public Health Need in the Developing World

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  1. Hospice Aftica Uganda, PO Box 7757, Kampala, Uganda

    Anne Merriman

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Leaders of Uganda's Hospice Africa explain that Uganda is the only country in Africa where, in the context of HIV/AIDS, palliative care is classified in the nation's health strategic plan as an essential clinical service.

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Jagwe, J., Merriman, A. Palliative Medicine, an Urgent Public Health Need in the Developing World. J Public Health Pol 28, 40–41 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200096

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