In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a model to guide countries in the development of palliative care. The model is a result of consensus among palliative care experts and builds on previous models and frameworks. Sanchez-Cardenas and colleagues (2022) conducted a study to analyze national palliative care plans using the WHO palliative care development assessment model. The authors conducted a documentary analysis of the palliative care plans of 31 countries. Of these 31 plans, only 8 included the six components proposed by the World Health Organization, 29 reported an implementation strategy, 23 were aligned with the country’s national public health plan, and 15 allocated financial resources for plan implementation. Read more…
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