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Africa: Ouch! One in Seven Hospital Patients in Africa Suffers Severe Pain

[UCT] Being admitted to hospital is supposed to bring relief. But for thousands of patients across Africa, hospital care comes with another burden: severe pain. A landmark study led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) found that two-thirds of adults admitted to hospitals across Africa experienced pain, while one in seven suffered severe pain. The study was funded by the National Institute for…

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