Commentary
Pain Control in the African Context: the Ugandan introduction of affordable morphine to relieve suffering at the end of life
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* Corresponding author: Richard Harding richard.harding@kcl.ac.uk
1 Dept of International Programmes, Hospice Africa Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
2 Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College, London, UK
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2010, 5:10 doi:10.1186/1747-5341-5-10
Published: 8 July 2010Additional files
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paw paw (papaya) fruit whose seeds are dried, then crushed to be used to anticipate constipation from morphine use.
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The frangi pani tree, available in most tropical climates, produces a milk when a twig is snapped off, which when collected and applied to the affected area of herpes zoster, paralyses sensory fibres and controls the neuropathic pain for 8 hours.
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Peter Mikajo, Dispenser at HAU, prepares morphine powder before weighing while making up liquid morphine.
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