My recent visit to Singapore was at the invitation of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE), at the National University of Singapore, and the Lien Centre for Palliative Care (Duke-NUS). The experience reinforced the view that, cultural differences aside and also taking into account the differences from one country to another in the provision and delivery of health and social services, there remains much common ground in the global effort to improve the quality of care for those living with a terminal illness – both patient and family…read more