ADVANCING PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE UGANDA HEALTH SYSTEM: AN EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY BRIEF

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 621-625

  Nabudere, Harriet ^a   Obuku, Ekwaro ^a   Lamorde, Mohammed ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

End of life; Palliative; Terminal; Uganda

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH; TERMINALS (ELECTRIC);

END OF LIVES; GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS; INFORMAL CAREGIVERS; NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM; PALLIATIVE; PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS; STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE; UGANDA;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UGANDA; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; CAPACITY BUILDING; COST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLICY;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST SHARING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UGANDA;

EID: 84926507732     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462314000750     Document Type: Article

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