Palliative Care in the Region Represented by the Middle East Cancer Consortium: A Review and Comparative Analysis

This book includes comparative population data and epidemilogy. It describes the different health care systems, the funding of general and palliative care services, the availability of opiods, opioids, opiod-related legislation, as well as relevant education and training programs. It outlines the common barriers to palliative care service and development in the MECC region and lists futire plans and goasl as identified by key health professionals.

This presents a summary, comparative analysis and review of palliative care provision in the geographic region of Middle East.