title: Funding for palliative care programs in developing countries.
abstract: There are many palliative care developments in resource-poor regions of the world. Most of them are supported by third-party donors and grant makers. The funding necessary to cover essential palliative care services usually exceeds the financial means of many developing countries. Health care services may have to be complemented by nongovernmental organizations that are dependent on fund raising and voluntary donations from a variety of external sources. Coordinated action by international funding agencies is needed to ensure that the world's poorest people have access to essential medications and appropriate palliative care. To this end, international networking in the palliative care field is vital. There are now a number of collaborative networks that make a significant contribution to the development and sustainability of hospice and palliative care across many resource-poor regions of the world.
authors.affiliation: International Palliative Care Initiative, Open Society Institute, New York, NY 10019, USA. mcallaway@sorosny.org
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Callaway
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Lima
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dix
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics*; D005653:Fund Raising; D006738:Hospices / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics*; D014944:World Health Organization