Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from challenges to solutions

The WHO EMRO technical paper “Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from challenges to solutions” supports the recent RC Resolution in the region. The technical paper provides insights to 

• quantify and exposes a large unmet need in a specific region;

• demonstrate the multiple benefits of integrating palliative care (clinical, economic, human rights);

• outline the key structural and systemic barriers to delivery in the EMR;

• provides a summary of feasible, evidence-based solutions tailored to the region;

• aligns with policy mechanisms and serves as a lever for change.

For anyone involved in health policy, planning, or service delivery – particularly in domains of non-communicable disease, health system strengthening or humanitarian settings — this paper is a important reference.