Improving palliative care outcomes in remote and rural areas of LMICs through family caregivers: lessons from Kazakhstan

ABSTRACT: Approximately 60 million people require palliative care worldwide, and nearly 80% of them live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Providing palliative care in remote and rural areas of LMICs requires special consideration to ensure equitable access to healthcare. This perspective aims to deliver pragmatic, context-oriented policy recommendations designed to improve palliative care outcomes in Kazakhstan by capitalizing on existing resources and considering its unique geopolitical and sociocultural context. With approximately half of the population in Kazakhstan residing in remote and rural regions, the provision of healthcare services – specifically palliative care – mandates particular attention to ensure equal access to high-quality care. To understand challenges of implementin

SUBMITTER: Salikhanov I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10434554 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature