The coordinator of United Left of Cartagena, Victoria Rodriguez, said today on the occasion of World Day of palliative care terminal processes should be governed by the care the patient in front of the medical priority of healing.
Rodriguez said that society must be able to internalize the death as integral to the life process, and indicated that terminally ill must prevail patient needs.
He stressed the importance of the regional administration through the Ministry of Health, offers a service that helps match families in the processes of loss, since "many times that when you live with pain, fear and impotence, "he said.
"It is necessary to accompany the family in this situation, in order to generate the necessary support to deal with this process", added Rodriguez.
Also, the coordinator of IU in Cartagena described as "very important" the implementation of care protocols to death for patients in terminal processes to ensure their care and their right to decide.
Source: IU de Cartagena