[News] Atlas of Palliative Care in Africa

The new 2025 edition of the Atlas of Palliative Care in Africa reveals a continent where palliative care services remain underdeveloped and essential medicines are scarce, with poor integration into health systems. Moreover, insufficient training is constraining Africa's ability to address serious health-related suffering (SHS), which is affecting an estimated 17·6 million people per year, driven by a rapidly rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and ageing populations.