Europe 1 with AFP // Credits: Ludovic MARIN / AFP 7:17 a.m., April 6, 2024
In an interview with Le Monde, the Minister of Health, Catherine Vautrin, announced that the government was committing to a financial effort of 1.1 billion euros in favor of palliative care. A sum which will bring to 2.7 billion in 2034 the budget devoted to this supportive care as part of the end-of-life strategy.
The government is committed to making a financial effort of 1.1 billion euros in favor of palliative care over ten years, which will bring the budget devoted to this supportive care to 2.7 billion in 2034 as part of the strategy. on the end of life, announced the Minister of Health, Catherine Vautrin, on Saturday.
“In 2034, we will have 2.7 billion euros devoted to supportive care. That is 1.1 billion more than today. This is a decisive effort desired by the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister ", affirmed the minister in an interview with Le
Monde
detailing the executive's strategy on palliative care, in return for the opening of the right to "assisted dying" included in the end-of-life bill which will be presented Wednesday in the Council of Ministers.
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