Four focused case studies exploring palliative care in diverse crisis contexts:
| Case Study | Context | Setting | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1: Guinea | Public Health Emergency | Ebola Outbreak | Case Report Journal article |
| Site 2: Jordan | Conflict | Acute Refugee Camp | Case Report |
| Site 3: Rwanda | Conflict | Protracted Refugee Camp | Case Report Research Snapshot |
| Site 4: Multiple Locations | Disasters Triggered by Natural Hazards | Earthquake, 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

