Letter
A theme issue by, for, and about Africa
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BMJ
2005;331:778.3
Palliative care and antiretroviral treatment can be integrated
- Catherine Senyimba, medical officer,
- Edmund Mwebesa, medical officer,
- Siobhan Kennelly, registrar,
- Karen Frame, specialist registar (kframe@hospiceafrica.or.ug),
- Richard Harding, lecturer
- Hospice Africa, PO Box 7757, Makinde, Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Palliative Care and Policy, King's College London, London SE5 9RJ
EDITOR—An estimated 80m AIDS related deaths will occur in Africa by 2025.1 As antiretroviral treatment expands in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization advocates its integration with palliative care because pain, other distressing symptoms, and complex psychosocial challenges persist throughout the HIV trajectory.2 Palliative care improves outcomes for patients with HIV3 and in Africa …
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