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Dr Rifat Atun Professor of Global Health Systems Harvard School of Public Health Harvard University Universality and Palliative care Hacia la Universalidad Efectiva del Sistema de Salud: Acceso a Cuidados Paliativos y Control del dolor Instituto Nacional de Ciencias M dicas y Nutrici n Salvador Zubir n M xico D. F. 13 de octubre, 2014 1. Palliative care : magnitude of the challenge 2. An effective response to Palliative care needs 3. Lessons from global movements 2 Palliative care : a global tragedy Each year globally more than 40 million pa5ents each year need pallia5ve care , including 20 million at the end of life. With carers included, an es5mated 100 million need care each year Yet only 8% of those who need it access services 3 Global need and provision of Palliative care 4 Source: WPCA Global Atlas of Palliative care Pain control at end of life The ugly face of the unacceptable equity gap 80% of people globally lack adequate access to medica5on for treatment of moderate to severe pain Around 90% of all morphine is used by 16% of the popula5on 5 Morphine equivalent tota

Dr Rifat Atun Professor of Global Health Systems Harvard School of Public Health Harvard University Universality and Palliative Care Hacia la Universalidad Efectiva del Sistema de Salud: Acceso a Cuidados

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