title: Palliative care development: the Nepal model.
abstract: Over the last few years, Nepali and international colleagues have been collaborating in the development of palliative care services in Nepal. The program continues to move forward amid the considerable social and political difficulties facing Nepal. Although a number of individuals and organizations have been involved, the partnership between the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research and the Nepal Palliative Care Group is described in this paper. This joint effort has been broadly based on the World Health Organization foundation measures for palliative care: governmental policy, opioid availability, and education.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Program, International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Institut Pasteur, Brussels, Belgium. stubro85@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: Sudip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ennals
authors.forename: Virginia T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: LeBaron
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*