African Palliative Care Association

Reports

Pain assessment and management in sub-Saharan Africa

In June 2007 Dr Henry Ddungu, APCA’s Advocacy Manager, presented a poster presentation at the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Annual Meeting: Scaling Up Through Partnerships, held in Kigali, Rwanda, that supplements our regional drug availability workshops and our recent report, Pain Relieving Drugs in 12 African PEPFAR Countries.Read more....

Pain relieving drugs in 12 African PEPfAR countries

Pain is a significant and distressing problem experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS. In order to adhere to the World Health Organization's (WHO) pain ladder, it is essential that HIV care providers can access opioid analgesia for their patients.Read more....

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