Rights Group Presses for Chronic Pain Care in Senegal

Human Rights Watch says each year an estimated 70,000 Senegalese are in need of pain relief from prolonged illnesses and diseases such as cancer and HIV/AIDS, but that only a few hundred have access to basic medications such as morphine, and that government officials need to integrate palliative care measures into the country's health care system.<br />  <br /> The <a ...

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