title: Push for palliative care stokes debate.
abstract: With the ageing of populations and a heavy burden of noncommunicable diseases around the world, there is a high but unmet demand for palliative care in many countries. Gary Humphreys reports.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D014943:Global Health; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*