Palliative Care Access in Ethiopia
Palliative care services in Ethiopia are fragmented and only minimally integrated into the national health system. Access to palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy in Ethiopia is severely constrained. Ethiopia's limited health insurance c…
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Palliative care services in Ethiopia are fragmented and only minimally integrated into the national health system. Access to palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy in Ethiopia is severely constrained. Ethiopia's limited health insurance coverage creates a financial barrier to healthcare access. Ethiopia has approximately 150,000 cancer cases per year. Fewer than 1% of Ethiopian cancer patients receive specialist palliative care.