Ending the agony: access to morphine as an ethical and human rights imperative

Millions of children and adults around the world, afflicted with terminal or lifethreatening illnesses, suffer from severe physical pain, screaming out and begging for help. There is an effective treatment available that is easy and cheap to produce. And yet, for various reasons, including government regulations based on disproportionate concerns about misuse, and a historical neglect of suffering even within medical systems, most people are unable to access this treatment.

The lack of access to morphine and similar opioids is a reality specific to most low- and middle-income countries, and it is a critical issue from an ethical, human rights, medical and humanitarian perspective.

Join us for a panel discussion during which experts will discuss this urgent human rights issue and concrete measures to address it.