Policy and Advocacy
- COE: Council of Europe
The COE is the oldest political European Organisation. The COE has 45 Member states and is distinct from the 15-nation European Union.- Recommendation REC 24 (2003) of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Organisation of Palliative Care
A document approved and adopted on 12 November 2003 by all Ministers of Health in the 45 countries in the Council of Europe. Downloadable in multiple languages. Download in English(1.4 MB)
- Recommendation REC 24 (2003) of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Organisation of Palliative Care
- HRW: Human Rights Watch
One of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.- Unbearable Pain: India’s Obligation to Ensure Palliative Care (Report, October 28, 2009)
This 102-page report found that many major cancer hospitals in India do not provide patients with morphine, despite the fact that more than 70 percent of their patients are incurable and likely to require pain treatment and palliative care.
- Unbearable Pain: India’s Obligation to Ensure Palliative Care (Report, October 28, 2009)
- IAHPC – WPCA Palliative Care and Pain Treatment as Human Right
The IAHPC and the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) joined efforts to develop a Joint Declaration and Statement of Commitment which unites all organizations working in this field. SIGN THE DECLARATION! - UICC Cancer Declaration
Launched in 2006 and revised in 2008, the World Cancer Declaration is a call to action to substantially reduce the global cancer burden by 2020. SIGN THE DECLARATION! - World Health Assembly Declaration WHA58.22: Cancer Prevention and Control
This World Health Assembly resolution calls for action by WHO and Member States to address the increasing burden of disease due to cancer. Download Resolution WHA58.22 (29 KB)
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