Objective: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health burden, especially in low-and
middle-income countries. There is limited data on RTIs in low-volume, rural African settings …

Background Safe and healthy learning environment in pre-schools has received increased
attention in promoting the well-being of pre-school children. However, pediatric injuries have …

Background Injury related deaths are causing huge impact on families and communities
throughout the world. Reports show that developing countries are highly affected by injury …

Abstract Most deaths by drowning (91%) have occurred in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs), particularly in Southeast Asia (35%) and Africa (20%), in proportion to total …

Objectives We aim to analyse the trends and causes of mortality among adults in Addis
Ababa. Setting This analysis was conducted using verbal autopsy data from the Addis …

Much of the recent transport focus in rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been on road
building and upgrading as opposed to the provision of public transport. The literature …

Abstract The Rufiji Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) was established
in October 1998 to evaluate the impact on burden of disease of health system reforms based …

Background: Worldwide, injuries are a major public health concern and make a
considerable contribution to the disease burden. The present study is a component of the …

Background Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCD) kill about 40 million people
annually, with about three-quarters of the deaths occurring in low-and middle-income …

Research Page 1 Page number not for citation purposes 1 Trauma: a major cause of death
among surgical inpatients of a Nigerian tertiary hospital Onyeanunam Ngozi Ekeke1,&, Kelechi …