Experts turn to music to ease pain, stress in palliative care
Retired Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda speaks during the 4th palliative care conference held at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). PHOTO| COURTESY.
Dar es Salaam. Music is emerging as a simple but potentially powerful tool for easing pain, reducing anxiety and helping people living with serious illnesses maintain dignity and quality of life, health experts have said.
The approach was highlighted at the fourth East African Public Health Palliative Care Scientific Congress (EAPCON), held at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) on Friday October 2, 2026, where experts called for palliative care to address patients’ emotional, social, psychological and spiritual needs alongside physical pain.
