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Death and dying are universal, but in Canada, palliative care is not

Despite having one of the most expensive health-care systems in the world, Canada lags its international counterparts in terms of access to quality end-of-life care.

The Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada is calling on the federal government to create and fund a dedicated national co-ordination office to implement the 2018 framework and 2019 action plan for palliative care in Canada, write Alexandra Zannis and Dr. Romayne Gallagher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
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