Spain – End of Life Issues

Spain operates a publicly funded national health service (the Sistema Nacional de Salud, or SNS) that makes palliative and end of life…

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Sweden – End of Life Issues

Sweden delivers publicly funded end of life and palliative care through its network of regional health authorities, and registered expat residents can…

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South Africa – End of Life Issues

End of life care in South Africa is provided through a combination of public hospitals, private facilities, and an extensive network of…

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South Korea – End of Life Issues

South Korea maintains a comprehensive end-of-life care framework shaped primarily by the 2016 Act on Hospice and Palliative Care and Decisions on…

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Slovakia – End of Life Issues

End of life care in Slovakia is provided through a combination of hospital-based palliative units, an expanding hospice sector, and home-care services,…

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Saudi Arabia – End of Life Issues

End of life care in Saudi Arabia is an evolving area, shaped profoundly by Islamic principles, an expanding national palliative care programme,…

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Singapore – End of Life Issues

Singapore maintains a well-structured system for end of life care, with palliative services delivered across home, hospice, and hospital settings. Essential legal…

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Qatar – End of Life Issues

Qatar’s public healthcare system is well-resourced and modern, with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) at its centre, yet palliative and hospice services are…

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Romania – End of Life Issues

Romania delivers end of life care through a combination of public hospitals, NGO-operated hospices, and community-based home care teams. Palliative services receive…

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Russia – End of Life Issues

Russia’s approach to end of life care is in the midst of meaningful change, yet the availability of palliative and hospice services…

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