Portugal Leaves 90% of Pediatric Palliative Patients Without Support
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In Portugal, it is estimated that about 8,000 children and adolescents live with serious diseases. Association of Palliative Care requires the guarantee of access to these services throughout the country.
Portugal Leaves 90% of Pediatric Palliative Patients Without Support
In Portugal, a critical gap exists in pediatric palliative care, leaving the majority of children and adolescents with severe chronic conditions without necessary support. According to the Portuguese Association for Palliative Care (APCP), approximately 90% of the roughly 8,000 patients in this age group remain unsupported, resulting in prolonged suffering. The issue stems less from a shortage of specialists and more from a systemic disconnect b…
The Portuguese Association of Palliative Care estimates that about 8,000 children and adolescents need support from palliative care teams.
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In Portugal, it is estimated that about 8,000 children and adolescents live with serious, progressive and/or incurable diseases, with the need for support from palliative care teams.
Almost 90% of the approximately 8,000 children and young people with advanced chronic disease do not have access to palliative care, according to the association of the sector, which asks the government for a bet in this area to change the reality. Although we have more teams, more professionals with training, these teams remain very broken in what is the endowment [...] The content Almost 90% of children and young people without access to palli…
Almost 90% of the approximately 8,000 children and young people with advanced chronic disease do not have access to palliative care, according to the association of the sector, which asks the government for a bet in this area to change the reality. The content Almost 90% of children and young people without access to palliative care appears first in Folha Nacional.
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