Civil society report: Update on implementation of the 2014 WHA resolution on palliative care. Pleaes note: this document is formatted to be printed out and folded into a booklet.
The World Health Organization is currently consulting with member states on its concept note for its 13th General Programme of Work 2019-2023. Unfortunately, within the current draft concept note, palliative care has been omitted as part of the essential spectrum of health services under the Universal Health Coverage definition. We need to get member states (e.g. your governments) to respond to this consultation noting the omission and including our suggested language. Download the international and regional palliative care organisations' consultation response here.
international and regional palliative care organisations
Draft letter to goovernments on Montevideo Roadmap 2018-2030 on NCDs as a Sustainable Development Priority. Download and adapt this letter and send it to your the head of NCDs or your palliative care contact within your government requesting that they include key messages around palliative care and suggested palliative care language in their response to the WHO Consultation on NCDs and their interventions in Montevideo.
The World Health Organization is currently consulting with member states on its concept note for its 13th General Programme of Work 2019-2023. Unfortunately, within the current draft concept note, palliative care has been omitted as part of the essential spectrum of health services under the Universal Health Coverage definition. We need to get member states (e.g. your governments) to respond to this consultation noting the omission and including our suggested language. Download a model letter to adapt and send to national governments, requesting that they support the inclusion of palliative care language in their submission to WHO.
The fact sheet on Palliative Care as a Human Right looks at palliative care more broadly and discusses the recognition of palliative care under international human rights laws, offering recommendations for governments to promote, protect, and ensure access to palliative care.