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Pain and worry common problems for people with HIV receiving palliative care in Africa

People with HIV receiving palliative care have high levels of physical and psychological problems, according to the results of a study conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and published

Published
02 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
Palliative care
Patients with pain have poorer engagement with HIV care

Pain in people with HIV is associated with an increased risk of missed appointments, investigators from the US report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired

Published
22 August 2012
By
Michael Carter
Palliative care
NICE releases new pain relief guidelines

Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, new guidance from the health watchdog says.

Published
23 May 2012
From
BBC
Palliative care
End of life care services letting down lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people say leading charities

Many LGB&T people do not feel that end of life care services are open to them and are concerned that they will face discrimination and a lack of understanding from health and social care providers when they are dying.

Published
16 March 2012
From
National Council for Palliative Care
Palliative care
Nigeria to Import Morphine in Pain Relief Initiative

Millions of poor people die in severe pain each year, usually because their countries have drug-trafficking laws that severely limit opiate imports and because doctors are not used to prescribing potentially addictive painkillers. About five billion of the world’s people live in countries without adequate access to pain relief, the initiative estimates.

Published
06 March 2012
From
New York Times
Palliative care
South Africa: Pain - A Neglected Complication of HIV, Living With Aids

 Recent research among South Africans living with HIV shows that they often experience varying degrees of pain, yet many patients do not report it.

Published
01 March 2012
From
AllAfrica
Palliative care
ZAMBIA: "People Are Not Dead Until They Have Died"

"I had no power, I could not even walk. I just had to be lifted by someone. When bathing, when going to the toilet, when going anywhere," Geoffrey Mwila says in a soft voice.

Published
03 January 2012
From
Inter Press Service
Health problems
Growing pain

As people with HIV live longer, they are facing pains old and new. David McLay reports on peripheral neuropathy and arthritis.

Published
13 October 2011
From
HIV treatment update
Delivery of care
Africa: Commonwealth Publication Raises Concerns Over Rights of HIV and Aids Carers

A breakthrough research publication highlighting the need to protect the rights of unpaid HIV and AIDS carers will be launched at the Commonwealth Secretariat on 3 October 2011.

Published
30 September 2011
From
AllAfrica
Adherence
Adherence and retention in HIV care in resource-limited settings

Recent research on adherence to HIV treatment and retention in HIV care in resource-limited settings.

Published
11 April 2011
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
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