WHO urges African countries to expand access to palliative care


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 Sep 2025

GABORONE, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called on African countries to prioritize the integration of palliative care into national health systems, making it universally available, accessible, and affordable for all people on the continent.

Fabian Ndenzako, WHO representative to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community, made the remarks at the Fifth African Ministers of Health Session on Palliative Care, held as part of the eighth International African Palliative Care and Allied Services Conference from Tuesday to Friday in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

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