Needless pain : government failure to provide palliative care for children in Kenya.
Kenya, needless pain Government failure to provide palliative care for children in Kenya
- New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, c2010.
- iv, 92 p. : ill., map ; 27 cm.
"This report was researched and written by Juliane Kippenberg ... and Laura Thomas"--P. 92.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary -- Methodology -- Background -- Living with pain: children's suffering due to lack of palliative care -- Barriers to pain treatment and palliative care for children in Kenya -- Kenya's legal obligations regarding palliative care and pain treatment -- Crucial role of Kenyan civil society -- International donors' lack of attention to palliative care -- Providing pain treatment and palliative care with limited resources -- Detailed recommendations -- Acknowledgments.
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