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Hospital admissions in Africa have increased by 67% during the period but the bed occupancy rate for intensive care units remains low at 7.5%, with 14% of the patients receiving supplemental oxygen. (Photo by Sergei SavostyanovTASS via Getty Images)
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Palliative care needs to include spiritual care

The person who is dying needs relief from pain and symptom control and they their families also need psychosocial, bereavement, emotional and spiritual support

  • Ronita Mahilall
  • Leslie Swartz
5 min read