{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696f87e85e25e3a6c0c0a32d/6a351fbc4a187774acf6327b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Palliative care in MSF projects: Reducing suffering and patients first","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/696f87e85e25e3a6c0c0a32d/1781867005857-ef17d4de-f96d-4b20-9eb1-8021f6be9863.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Right now, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are working to provide life-saving care in crises around the world. But what about the lives that can’t be saved? Ciara Flood is an MSF nurse with a special interest in <a href=\"https://msf.org.uk/article/five-misconceptions-about-palliative-care\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">palliative care</a>. She joins us today to talk about reducing suffering, crossing cultures, and putting patients first.</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more about MSF or to make a donation, please visit <a href=\"https://msf.org.uk/secure/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">msf.org.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Amber Dowell</p><p>Edited by Sandy McKee</p><p>Associate producer: Kate Lee</p><p>Series producer: Mark Lankester</p><p><br></p><p>Photo: Victor Oriema, MSF supported MOH palliative care nurse checks the vitals of Monica Anyango Onduko, a patient in palliative care during a home-based care visit. MSF and MoH teams in Homa Bay currently manage 39 patients in home-based palliative care.</p><p>Copyright: Lucy Makori/MSF&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)"}