Mapping Palliative Care Availability and Accessibility: A First Step to Eradicating Access Deserts in the Low- and Middle-Income Settings.

Objective: Palliative care is unavailable and/or inaccessible for the majority of people in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This study aims to determine the availability and accessibility of palliative care services in Malaysia, a middle-income country that has made good progress toward universal health coverage (UHC).

Method: Publicly available data, and databases of registered palliative care services were obtained from governmental and nongovernmental sources.

Mapping Levels of Palliative Care Service Development in Malaysian Public Hospitals Using the WHO Public Health Model of Palliative Care.

Introduction And Objectives: This national audit involving Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospitals aimed to map out the levels of development of palliative care services and essential palliative medication availability in Malaysia.

Materials And Methods: An online survey coupled with manual follow up was conducted throughout all MOH hospitals in Malaysia. Data collected described elements of the palliative care service(PCS) based on the WHO public health model.