NCD Alliance
An NCD civil society response in support of the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration
Declaration
09 Oct 2023
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.