The Global Fight For Pain Relief

From: Human Rights Watch
Series: Rights Watch Radio with Anne Garrels
Length: 05:35

Access to pain relief is practically non-existent in most of the developing world. Read the full description.

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Playing: The Global Fight For Pain Relief
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Banner_radioshow1b_small Access to pain relief is practically non-existent in most of the developing world. The issue isn't cost. Morphine is relatively cheap. Anne Garrels explains how the human rights movement is making the case for palliative care.

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Access to pain relief is practically non-existent in most of the developing world. The issue isn't cost. Morphine is relatively cheap. Anne Garrels explains how the human rights movement is making the case for palliative care.