• Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Sarah M Badar, Mohammed Ahsan Ali, Mrinmoy Kundu, Esther Ademeta, and Wireko Andrew Awuah.
• Toufik's World Medical Association, Medical Institute, Sumy State University, Sumy 40007, Ukraine.
• Postgrad Med J. 2023 Jul 21; 99 (1174): 805807805-807.

AbstractThe need for improved palliative care in developing countries is great. Of 58 million people who die every year, 45 million die in developing countries. An estimated 60% (27 million) of these people in poor nations would benefit from palliative care, and this number is growing as chronic diseases such as cancer rise rapidly. Yet a combination of highly restrictive policies on opioid prescription and a lack of awareness within the medical profession conspire to deprive patients of palliative care. Human rights advocates argue that this neglect is a breach of human rights that is tantamount to torture. This editorial explores the neuropalliative approach and addresses the current state of neuropalliative care in developing countries.© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Postgraduate Medical Journal. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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