**4. Principles of palliative care**

People living with HIV need palliative care for symptom management, psychological support, spiritual support, and end-of-life support [8, 9]. Therefore, to fulfil these requirements, the guiding principles are to:


The crucial elements of palliative care in people living with HIV are the relief of pain related to physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects and enabling and supporting caregivers to work. The ranges of palliative care needed for people living with HIV are:

