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Politics and palliative care: Paraguay Dion Smyth’s review of the internet for palliative nursing
http://www.presidencia.gov.py/ In 2012, after a period of political instability, the then President, Fernando Lugo, was abruptly impeached. In recent elections the presidency returned to the Colorado Party, which previously held power for over 60 years, many of which were reportedly associated with corrupt dictatorship. Horacio Cartes, a tobacco magnate, succeeded as President and, since coming to office, has been busy forming policy to cut poverty and create a fairer society. The website portrays Cartes as a young and dynamic figure working to establish relationships with the country’s neighbours.
http://econ.st/1qkqhVW The Economist is an English-language weekly print newspaper that also has a vibrant YouTube channel and Twitter account embracing, as one might expect from a publication that aspires to a contemporary editorial policy, all the modern technologies that engage with a highly educated and literate readership. The periodical provides perceptive news accounts on world politics, high finance, science and technology, as well as stories and commentary on the arts and culture. This story recounts the recent activity of the country’s premier to promote his social agenda using external investment rather than internal taxation.
www.indexmundi.com/ IndexMundi is an indispensable and invaluable compendium of collated facts about world countries, providing comprehensive ‘statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources’. The data is easily accessed by a series of hypertext links, and you are often invited to take the country comparison statistics and present them in graphical format, such as charts ranking the top 100 performing countries. http://bit.ly/1jvXE5u This is an article written last year by Dr Roberto Reichert about the development of palliative care in Paraguay. The article is available in Spanish with an English translation below and describes the humbling, honest, and slow progress in
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promoting the principles and practices of palliative care in Paraguay. The piece reveals and recognises the difficulties that lie ahead; however, the optimism of the practitioners and proponents of this philosophy is presented clearly in the closing line: ‘The future is uncertain, but that does not worry us because the present is ours.’
http://neuro-oncology.oxfordjournals. org/content/15/2/235.full This article, from the respected journal Neuro-Oncology, is freely available to read both via a webpage and as a PDF. It highlights how national and local disparities and shortages in material resources to care for and manage paediatric brain tumours are contributing to poor outcomes in Paraguay, with the authors suggesting that both national and centre-specific interventions are needed to improve the standard of care. Il JPN
Dion Smyth Lecturer-Practitioner in Cancer and Palliative Care, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK
© 2014 MA Healthcare Ltd
The landlocked south-central South American constitutional Republic of Paraguay is bordered by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. For the past four decades, Paraguay has consistently experienced the highest economic growth and expansion in South America; however, despite its economic promise and wealth, approximately a third of the population are classed as poor by most indices of poverty, and the country experiences relatively high infant and maternal mortality rates.
International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2014, Vol 20, No 4
onal Journal of Palliative Nursing. Downloaded from magonlinelibrary.com by 137.189.170.231 on November 21, 2015. For personal use only. No other uses without permission. . All rights r
Politics and palliative care: Paraguay Dion Smyth’s review of the internet for palliative nursing
http://www.presidencia.gov.py/ In 2012, after a period of political instability, the then President, Fernando Lugo, was abruptly impeached. In recent elections the presidency returned to the Colorado Party, which previously held power for over 60 years, many of which were reportedly associated with corrupt dictatorship. Horacio Cartes, a tobacco magnate, succeeded as President and, since coming to office, has been busy forming policy to cut poverty and create a fairer society. The website portrays Cartes as a young and dynamic figure working to establish relationships with the country’s neighbours.
http://econ.st/1qkqhVW The Economist is an English-language weekly print newspaper that also has a vibrant YouTube channel and Twitter account embracing, as one might expect from a publication that aspires to a contemporary editorial policy, all the modern technologies that engage with a highly educated and literate readership. The periodical provides perceptive news accounts on world politics, high finance, science and technology, as well as stories and commentary on the arts and culture. This story recounts the recent activity of the country’s premier to promote his social agenda using external investment rather than internal taxation.
www.indexmundi.com/ IndexMundi is an indispensable and invaluable compendium of collated facts about world countries, providing comprehensive ‘statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources’. The data is easily accessed by a series of hypertext links, and you are often invited to take the country comparison statistics and present them in graphical format, such as charts ranking the top 100 performing countries. http://bit.ly/1jvXE5u This is an article written last year by Dr Roberto Reichert about the development of palliative care in Paraguay. The article is available in Spanish with an English translation below and describes the humbling, honest, and slow progress in
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promoting the principles and practices of palliative care in Paraguay. The piece reveals and recognises the difficulties that lie ahead; however, the optimism of the practitioners and proponents of this philosophy is presented clearly in the closing line: ‘The future is uncertain, but that does not worry us because the present is ours.’
http://neuro-oncology.oxfordjournals. org/content/15/2/235.full This article, from the respected journal Neuro-Oncology, is freely available to read both via a webpage and as a PDF. It highlights how national and local disparities and shortages in material resources to care for and manage paediatric brain tumours are contributing to poor outcomes in Paraguay, with the authors suggesting that both national and centre-specific interventions are needed to improve the standard of care. Il JPN
Dion Smyth Lecturer-Practitioner in Cancer and Palliative Care, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK
© 2014 MA Healthcare Ltd
The landlocked south-central South American constitutional Republic of Paraguay is bordered by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. For the past four decades, Paraguay has consistently experienced the highest economic growth and expansion in South America; however, despite its economic promise and wealth, approximately a third of the population are classed as poor by most indices of poverty, and the country experiences relatively high infant and maternal mortality rates.
International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2014, Vol 20, No 4
onal Journal of Palliative Nursing. Downloaded from magonlinelibrary.com by 137.189.170.231 on November 21, 2015. For personal use only. No other uses without permission. . All rights r
