Untreated Pain in the Lower and Middle-Income Countries (2013)

Global Drug Policy Observatory (GDPO) Situation Analysis, conducted together with Swansea University Prifysgol Abertawe The policy brief summarizes the widespread lack of access to morphine and other controlled medicines for pain relief, palliative care or opioid dependency in lower and middle-income countries. It underlines the serious limitations of the current regulatory regime and provides recommendations towards the UN system, donors and global advocates.