Development of Palliative Care (PC) in Armenia

In the last seven years, considerable progress has been made in palliative care in Armenia but many problems remain unresolved. Policies developed include completion of a national needs assessment, a recognized working group on palliative care formed, national standards approved, a concept paper on palliative care approved, resolutions on palliative care as a specialized service approved, palliative care became a subspecialty in medicine, palliative care qualifications developed, and a social assistance package approved.

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