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Season 5Episode 6

Palliative care in MSF projects: Reducing suffering and patients first

Jun 24, 2026
21:15

Episode Description

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 palliative care. She joins us today to talk about reducing suffering, crossing cultures, and putting patients first.


To find out more about MSF or to make a donation, please visit msf.org.uk


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Presented by Amber Dowell

Edited by Sandy McKee

Associate producer: Kate Lee

Series producer: Mark Lankester


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.

Copyright: Lucy Makori/MSF


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