Economic Benefits of Investment in Palliative Care: An Appraisal of Current Evidence and Call to Action
This review offers practical guidance for policymakers, funders, and health system leaders to integrate palliative care into universal health coverage schemes. It underscores the dual imperative-ethical and economic-of investing in palliative care to promote equity and sustainability in health care delivery.
Authors
- Peter May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-6500)
- M. R. Rajagopal
- Eleanor Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5758-4903)
- Eve Namisango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-4714)
- Charles Normand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-5754)
- Bach Xuan Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5741-383X)
- Eric L. Krakauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-0044)
- Liz Gwyther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7602-6168)
- Liz Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-7792)
- Richard Harding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-8689)
- Jane Bates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4459-837X)
Institutions
- University of Malawi (MW)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VN)
- King's College London (GB)
- African Palliative Care Association (UG)
- Pallium India (IN)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Yale University (US)
- Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology (MW)
- Cicely Saunders International (GB)
- Centre for Global Health Research (CA)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.09.020
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26