THOUGHT LEADER’ SA can't offer dying patients palliative care, but it can offer them death

Palliative care is not a ‘nice to have’; it is essential in helping patients and families cope with the end of life. Amid calls to include euthanasia as a public health service, South Africa’ s palliative care system has failed a World Health Organization audit. We unpack this further with… GUEST: Dr Andrea Mendelsohn is a palliative care doctor working in the public sector.