World Health Organization (WHO)
Second general meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: meeting report, 23-25 April 2025
Report
11 Aug 2025
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual.