“Provide Them What They Need Until the Last Minute”: Experiences of Palliative Care and Palliative Care Needs in Humanitarian Crises

Introduction: Access to palliative care, and more specifically the alleviation of avoidable physical and psychosocial suffering is increasingly recognized as necessary in humanitarian response. Palliative approaches to care can meet the needs of patients for whom curative treatment may not be the aim, not just at the very end of life but also more broadly. Humanitarian organizations and sectoral initiatives have taken steps to develop guidance …