Patient Advocacy Seminar on Palliative Care, Pain, and Cancer
Budapest, Hungary
June 29, 2009
OSI and the American Cancer Society held a two-day seminar in Budapest focused on improving palliative care and pain relief policies in Eastern Europe.

Unbearable Pain: India's Obligation to Ensure Palliative Care
October 2009
This groundbreaking report by Human Rights Watch, with support from OSI, examines the lack of pain treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients in India.

The State of Palliative Care and HIV/AIDS in Latin America
July 2008
This OSI fact sheet discusses the role of palliative care in HIV/AIDS treatment in Latin America.

Palliative Care as a Human Right
January 2008
This paper examines palliative care as an international human right, and a fundamental responsiblity of governments, societies, and health professionals.

OSI Supports Launch of European Palliative Care Research Centre
October 15, 2009
With support from OSI, the European Palliative Care Research Centre is the first-ever pan-European facility devoted to improving end-of-life and palliative care for patients.

OSI's Kathleen Foley Honored for Work on Cancer and Palliative Care
October 9, 2009
Kathleen Foley, medical director of the OSI International Palliative Care Initiative, received the 17th annual Herbert and Maxine Block Memorial Lectureship Award for Achievement in Cancer.

New Manual Offers Guidance on Legal Aspects of Palliative Care
July 2009
This new manual supported by OSI provides guidance on legal and human rights issues for patients and their families, as well as health care and legal professionals.