Atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021)

This first WHO report Assessing palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, developed in collaboration with the ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care based at the University of Navarra, provides a systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the situation of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The findings are presented in clear and simple graphics, tables, figures and maps providing comparative data about the current state of palliative care by country across several domains. It was developed through a consultative and consensual process involving regional palliative care experts using methodology that has been successfully applied in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

The report identifies context-specific indicators that can be used for evaluation and monitoring of the progress of palliative care development in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. We hope that this information will support the planning and development of palliative care in the Region.