Baku /15.10.19 / Turan: There are still no hospices, institutions providing palliative services to people in Azerbaijan. This service is designed to help improve the lives of people with severe and incurable diseases.
According to WHO recommendations, for every 400 thousand people there should be one hospice.
About 40 million people, including 2.1 million children, need palliative services in the world every year.
WHO also notes that only 14% of those in need can receive palliative assistance.
Adil Geybulla, MD, believes that creating hospices in Azerbaijan is unrealistic today. This requires government support, security and finance.
Hospices are designed to improve the quality of life of terminally ill patients, and they are mainly funded by the state, because most patients do not have the means.
According to the head of the department of the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health Nabil Seidov, several years ago his department, together with parliament experts, prepared a bill on palliative care. In 2015, a pilot project was even launched at the Oncology Center of the Ministry of Health.
The creation of the hospice was included in the strategic plan of the Ministry of Health for 2015-2017. However, there is no progress in this direction so far.
However, Musa Guliyev, a member of the parliamentary committee on labor and social policy, assured Turan that laws on protecting family health and oncology help entitle patients who need painkillers to receive help in hospitals at the expense of the state.
"Such services are provided in particular in the Oncology Center," Guliyev said.
According to him, in the upcoming two acts - the rights of the patient and amendments to the law on the protection of public health, there are provisions providing for the creation of private hospices. -06D-
Social
-
An operation at Istanbul Airport has revealed an incident that could strain diplomatic relations. Kahraman Shamil oglu Mammadov, alleged to be an Azerbaijani military attaché, was caught with 70 kilograms of gold. According to Turkish media, Despite Mammadov's claims that he is a diplomat, it is believed that the incident is related to gold smuggling.
-
On a brisk November evening, the residents of Baku gathered along the waterfront of the Caspian Sea, stunned by what appeared to be the washed-up body of a colossal whale. At 16 meters long, the creature’s seemingly lifeless form and pungent odor left many convinced they were witnessing an ecological tragedy. By that night, however, the mysterious visitor had departed, loaded onto a cargo platform and whisked away to the airport.
-
Starting from November 25, dedicated traffic lanes allocated for COP29 conference participants will lose their exclusive status and will be open to all vehicles, according to the Land Transport Agency (AYNA).
-
On Sunday, November 24, variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, with occasional overcast skies. There will be fog and drizzle in some areas during the night and morning, and a brief possibility of rain during the day. A moderate southeast wind will blow, changing direction to northwest in the evening.
Leave a review