Q&A: Bringing End-of-Life Care to Rio’s Favelas
By
Luiza Franco
AQ talked to the founder of an organization that provides palliative care in the Rocinha and Vidigal favelas.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's ports Alexandre Silva 47 years old, Rio de Janeiro Founder of Favela Compassiva, a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization. Professor of nursing at Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei. What they do: Favela Compassiva provides palliative care in Vidigal and Rocinha, two of Rio de Janeiro’s main favelas. A recent study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ranked Brazil 79th of 81 countries when it comes to the quality of end-of-life care. AQ: How is Brazil doing when it...
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