World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Pacific NCD Summit: Translating global and regional commitments into local action
Report
08 May 2024
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual.