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Life at the end: how Vinnytsia hospice works
Life at the end: how Vinnytsia hospice works
27-11-2017
Life at the end: how Vinnytsia hospice works
The only department for palliative care in the region has been operating on the basis of Vinnytsia Clinical Hospital No. 3 for two years. Today, it can receive 35 patients at the same time. If earlier it was only local residents, now people from the districts are also served. During...
Each year, approximately 500,000 people in Ukraine, 17,000 of whom are children, need access to pain relief
Each year, approximately 500,000 people in Ukraine, 17,000 of whom are children, need access to pain relief
27-11-2017
Each year, approximately 500,000 people in Ukraine, 17,000 of whom are children, need access to pain relief
In different regions of the country, the level of provision of painkillers differs. In most cases, it depends not on the Ministry of Health, but on local level departments and offices and doctors on the ground. According to the reports of regional and district health care managers, in most cases,...