Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid

Four focused case studies exploring palliative care in diverse crisis contexts:

Case StudyContextSettingResources
Site 1: GuineaPublic Health EmergencyEbola OutbreakCase Report
Journal article
Site 2: JordanConflictAcute Refugee CampCase Report
Site 3: RwandaConflictProtracted Refugee CampCase Report
Research Snapshot
Site 4: Multiple LocationsDisasters Triggered by Natural HazardsEarthquake, Flood Response

Research Outputs

  • Hunt et al. (2020). ‘Addressing obstacles to the inclusion of palliative care in humanitarian health projects.’ Conflict and Health, 14(70). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00314-9
  • Nouvet, E., Sivaram, M., Bezanson, K. et al. (2018)  Palliative care in humanitarian crises: a review of the literature. Int J Humanitarian Action 3, 5 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-018-0033-8
  • Nouvet, E., Bezanson, K., Hunt, M. et al. (2021) Dying in honour: experiences of end-of-life palliative care during the 2013–2016 Ebola outbreak in Guinea. Int J Humanitarian Action 6, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00099-3
  • Nouvet, Elysée ; Hunt, Matthew ; Krishnaraj, Gautham ; Schuster-Wallace, Corinne ; Bernard, Carrie ; Elit, Laurie ; DeLaat, Sonya & Schwartz, Lisa (2021). Unpacking the “Oughtness” of Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises: Moral Logics and What Is at Stake? In Daniel Messelken & David Winkler, Health Care in Contexts of Risk, Uncertainty, and Hybridity. Cham: Springer. pp. 179-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80443-5_12
  • Schuster-Wallace CJ, Nouvet E, Rigby I, Krishnaraj G, de Laat S, Schwartz L, Hunt M. Culturally sensitive palliative care in humanitarian action: Lessons from a critical interpretive synthesis of culture in palliative care literature. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Aug;20(4):582-592. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521000894. PMID: 34183091.
  • Schwartz L, Nouvet E, de Laat S, Yantzi R, Wahoush O, et al. (2023) Aid when ‘there is nothing left to offer’: Experiences of palliative care and palliative care needs in humanitarian crises. PLOS Global Public Health 3(2): e0001306. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001306

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