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Palliative care in Africa

AORTIC 2021

5 - 10 Nov 2021

Published: 8 Nov 2021

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Dr Christian Ntizimira Ruchaho - Rwanda Palliative and Hospice Organisation, Kigali City, Rwanda

Dr Christian Ntizimira Ruchaho speaks to ecancer about palliative care in Africa.

Initially, he talks about palliative care in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic and then moves on to talk about general challenges and opportunities in palliative for this region.

Dr Ntizimira discusses AORTIC 2021 and the sessions regarding palliative care.

He concludes by discussing some of the challenges that Africa is facing with regards to palliative care.

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