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. 2014 Oct 14;9(10):e110457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110457

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Five members of the Neno Palliative Care Program (NPCP) team travel by foot to reach the home of a palliative care patient living in rural Neno district, Malawi. An Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo/Partners In Health Medical Officer with specialized training in palliative care (foreground) leads the home visit. He is accompanied by (from left to right) a palliative care nurse, a Program on Social and Economic Rights social worker, a Village Health Worker and a NPCP clerk. NPCP team members work together to assess and treat patient pain and other physical symptoms, provide disease-specific care for serious chronic illnesses, and offer psychosocial support to patients and their families.