Al-Shahri Mohammad Zafir, Brown Stuart, Ezzat Adnan, Khatib Oussama
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
Ann Saudi Med. 2004 Nov-Dec;24(6):465-8. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.465.
The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), with 22 countries and about half a billion people, has scarce palliative care services that are far from meeting the needs of the region. The authors of this paper believe that the resources and international influence of the World Health Organization could be combined with the excellent palliative care expertise of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to establish a collaborative initiative for promotion of palliative care services in the region. This proposal is based on the major components of professional training, development of regional guidelines, integration of palliative care into health plans and polices, and ensuring availability of essential medications. Investment in developing palliative care in the EMR would be expected to relieve the suffering of hundreds of thousands of patients and families in this part of the world.
东地中海区域有22个国家，约5亿人口，姑息治疗服务匮乏，远远无法满足该地区的需求。本文作者认为，世界卫生组织的资源和国际影响力可与沙特阿拉伯利雅得法赫德国王专科医院及研究中心出色的姑息治疗专业知识相结合，以发起一项促进该地区姑息治疗服务的合作倡议。该提议基于专业培训、制定区域指南、将姑息治疗纳入卫生计划和政策以及确保基本药物供应等主要内容。预计在东地中海区域发展姑息治疗的投资将减轻世界这一地区成千上万患者及其家庭的痛苦。
