Review Article
Palliative Care, A Reel Challenge in Income and Middle Countries. Example of Morocco
Hamza Ettahri1,2*, Narjiss berrada1,2, Asmae Tahir2,3, Mustapha Elkabous1,2, Hind Mrabti1,2 and Hassan Errihani1,21Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
2Université Mohammed V-Souissi, Rabat, Morocco
3Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nutrition, hospital Avicenne Rabat, Morocco
- Corresponding Author:
- Hamza Ettahri
Department of Medical Oncology
National Institute of Oncology
Rabat-10000, Morocco
Tel: +36 (1) 224 8600
E-mail: hamza-17@hotmail.com
Received Date: June 25, 2017; Accepted Date: August 28, 2017; Published Date: September 01, 2017
Citation: Ettahri H, Berrada N, Tahir A, Elkabous M, Mrabti H, et al. (2017) Palliative Care, A Reel Challenge in Income and Middle Countries. Example of Morocco. J Palliat Care Med 7:316. doi:10.4172/2165-7386.1000316
Copyright: © 2017 Ettahri H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The essence of palliative care is to provide health services for managing patient’s symptoms, reduce their pain, and improve their quality of life. In Morocco, the incidence of cancer is increasing; around 50% of patients are diagnosed at advanced stage. For the majority of them, only palliative treatment and pain relief can be considered. This article is interested on the current situation and challenges of palliative care in Morocco. Currently only three centers devoted to palliative care are functional in Morocco, in Rabat and Casablanca with very restricted bed capacity. The area of coverage is very restricted and palliative care services can be provided by medical or radian oncologists affected in different region of the country, which still insufficient. National Cancer Prevention and Control Plan (NCPCP) make the promotion of palliative care as an important and strategic element of healthcare system, the objective is to be aligned on the WHO recommendations to ensure palliative care and pain treatment for all Moroccans whose need it.
