Introduction

The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research, and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital, has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.

The Department of Oncology is committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based, and patient-centered care through excellence in clinical services, education, and research. The Paediatric Palliative Care (Quality of Life) is a specialised service within the Department of Oncology for children with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses and their families. It provides inpatient, outpatient, telehealth, and home-based care focused on pain and symptom management, psychosocial support, communication, advance care planning, care coordination, and bereavement support. It advances paediatric palliative care in Pak...