Progress and obstacles for PC in the Republic of Belarus
The article speaks of the organisation of palliative medical care in the Republic of Belarus and highlights the issues of improving the regulatory framework, personnel training, and establishing appropriate services in public health organizations. Th e experience of participation of non-governmental organizations in the provision of palliative care is presented on the example of the Belarus Red Cross, in the framework of which the medical and social service of the Red Cross «Dapamoga» provides integrated long-term palliative and medical and social care at home for single elderly people with multiple chronic diseases, people with disabilities and loss of the ability to move and take care of themselves.