Palliative care in Brasil: present and future.
Cledy Eliana Dos SantosLuciana Silveira CamposNewton BarrosJosé Américo SerafimDaniel KlugRicardo Pedrini CruzPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)
The definition of a national strategy predicting the increasing palliative care needs of the population is necessary. The expansion of the support network for chronic and non-transmissible diseases is necessary, but the training of existing human resources at all levels of attention to perform palliative actions can be a feasible alternative to minimize the suffering of the population.