Video Journalist. Documentary Producer. Social Justice Advocate. Science Nerd.
Thousands of South Africans are diagnosed with life-threatening illness every year. Most of them will experience severe pain and won’t have access to cheap and effective pain medication. For those who die, many will do so without the basic human right of dying with dignity and without suffering. Palliative care is an approach to medicine that aims to change this, by improving the quality of life of patients.
This 24 minute long documentary broadcast on national TV explores the need for palliative care in South Africa through the lives of patients suffering from serious illness.
Thousands of South Africans are diagnosed with life-threatening illness every year. Most of them will experience severe pain and won’t have access to cheap and effective pain medication. For those who die, many will do so without the basic human right of dying with dignity and without suffering. Palliative care is an approach to medicine that aims to change this, by improving the quality of life of patients.
This 24 minute long documentary broadcast on national TV explores the need for palliative care in South Africa through the lives of patients suffering from serious illness.