10 Apr 2019

More support needed for care of the dying in Pacific

From , 3:03 pm on 10 April 2019

People in the last stages of terminal illness in the region need better access to morphine to relieve their suffering.

And a researcher studying care for the dying in Pacific island countries says families and doctors could also do with more support.

A former nurse and independent researcher Jo Spratt told Sally Round there's a significant need for better palliative care in the region.

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