Julie Torode: Access to opioids is a major challenge for pain relief for cancer patients in India and Bangladesh
Julie Torode, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Patient and Community Engagement, Institute of Cancer Policy at King’s College London, shared a post on LinkedIn about a paper by Amina Bouothmani et al. published in BMC Palliative Care:
“Disappointing to read the new MSF paper on access to opioids and especially morphine for pain relief for cancer patients in India and Bangladesh is still a major challenge 10 years after the World Health Assembly resolution on palliative care!
This paper sadly reveals the same challenges reported by our survey, the Global Opioid Policy Initiative report in 2013, led by ESMO – European Society for Medical Oncology.
And points to regular refresher training and hands-on experience of using morphine to build provider confidence in routine use.”
Authors: Amina Bouothmani, Rui Gutierrez, Amin Lamrous, Sakib Burza, Maria Maixenchs and Kathryn Richardson.
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