Executive summary Sub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-
ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health …

Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is rated the second most common cancer and sixth
leading cause of cancer deaths among men globally. Reports show that African men suffer …

Background Serious life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses place an enormous burden on
society and health systems. Understanding how this burden will evolve in the future is …

Background: Noncommunicable diseases, and especially cancers, are recognized as an
increasing problem for low and middle income countries. Effective control programs require …

Despite being declared a basic human right, access to adult and pediatric palliative care for
millions of individuals in need in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) continues to be …

Policy Points We identified two overarching classifications of integrated geriatric and
palliative care to maximize older people's quality of life at the end of life. Both are oriented to …

Purpose Despite increased access to palliative care in Africa, there remains substantial
unmet need. We examined the impact of approaches to promoting the development of …

Individuals in low‐income and middle‐income countries (LMICs) account for approximately
two‐thirds of cancer deaths worldwide, and the vast majority of these deaths occur without …

There is a great need for paediatric palliative care (PPC) services globally, but access to
services is lacking in many parts of the world, particularly in resource-poor settings. Globally …

Although palliative care as a discipline in high income countries is maturing, it is still
somewhat in its infancy in sub-Saharan Africa, an area where this type of care is needed the …