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    Development of an atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through a stakeholder participative process
    World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO) ; 2022
    In:  Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 28, No. 8 ( 2022-8-31), p. 614-621
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    In: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO), Vol. 28, No. 8 ( 2022-8-31), p. 614-621
    Abstract: Background: The increasing number of people experiencing serious health-related suffering due to severe illness is an urgent issue in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Although palliative care can mitigate much of this suffering, its current development and indicators to measure progress remain unknown. Aims: To describe the development of the Atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2021. Methods: Recently, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, together with a network of palliative care experts, identified the best indicators and collected data across the Region. These indicators include national palliative care strategies, number of specialized palliative care services per population, inclusion of palliative care in the health benefits package and national health budget, and the use of pain medication. These and other useful information form the Atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2021. Results: The Atlas shows that provision of specialized palliative care services and pain medication in the Region is low. Several of the indicators suitable to the region are new and include the level of public awareness of palliative care, inclusion of palliative care in health insurance plans, availability of centres of excellence for palliative clinical care, and availability of grants to finance palliative care research. Conclusion: Adoption of favourable policies, educational initiatives, and the involvement of stakeholders, represent an opportunity for future development of palliative care in the EMR.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1020-3397 , 1687-1634
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.26719/emhj.22.048
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Region-specific macro-indicators for palliative care development in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a Delphi study
    World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO) ; 2022
    In:  Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 28, No. 8 ( 2022-8-31), p. 560-568
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    In: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO), Vol. 28, No. 8 ( 2022-8-31), p. 560-568
    Abstract: Background: The World Health Organization Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO/EMRO), and the recently created palliative care experts network for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), decided to develop region-specific indicators for monitoring national palliative care development in the Region. Aims: To identify relevant and feasible macro-indicators for palliative care development for the EMR. Methods: Palliative care experts from the EMR were nominated and invited to complete a 2-round Delphi study to rate macro-indicators from previous studies and propose new ones based on the EMR regional characteristics. All indicators were assessed according to regional relevance (R) and feasibility (F). A content validity index (CVI) was calculated. Indicators with CVI ≥ 0.7/1, and scoring ≥ 7/9 for the R and F averages were selected. Results: Twelve of the 22 countries in the Region were represented in the study. In the first round, 11 indicators were selected and 13 new ones proposed. In the second round, 15 indicators matched R, F and CVI criteria. Top-scored indicators were: existence of a current national palliative care strategy (R = 8, F = 8, CVI = 1); ratio of specialized services (for adults and children) in the country per population (R = 8, F = 7, CVI = 1); allocation of funds for palliative care in the national health budget by the Ministry of Health or equivalent government agency (R = 8, F = 6, CVI = 1); education for prequalification of doctors/nurses (R = 8, F = 8, CVI = 0.9); and availability of morphine and other strong opioids (R =8, F = 8, CVI= 0.9). Conclusion: A baseline set of 15 region-specific indicators for measuring the development of palliative care were validated by experts in the EMR.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1020-3397 , 1687-1634
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.26719/emhj.22.036
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    From Information to Engagement: Exploring Communication Platforms for the Government-Citizen Interface in South Africa
    Wits School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM) ; 2015
    In:  The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) , No. 15 ( 2015-12-15)
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    In: The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), Wits School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM), , No. 15 ( 2015-12-15)
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2077-7213 , 2077-7205
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.23962/10539/20332
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Wits School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM)
    Publication Date: 2015
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2734620-1
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