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End-of-Life Care

Rajesh G. Konnur,, Sangita Singh

Abstract


Life and death are the two coins of life. Good death is free from pain and suffering. Those who are suffering from incurable diseases need special care considerations like palliative and end-of-care facilities. These are dealt with very compassionately and holistically. Life is a gift from Almighty. Living a healthy life is a great art and science. But life throws a lot of undesirable and unacceptable situations like cancer and non-treatable medical conditions. These situations have given rise to palliative care requisites. Palliative care is a specialized health care provided to clients with lifestyle chronic ailments. Through this approach, quality of life of client as well as family members is enhanced. Each year, more than an estimated 40 million people are in need of palliative care; 78% of them live in low-and-middle income countries of the world.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijgn.v4i1.1855

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