Background Adult emergency department mortality remains high in resource-limited lower-
income countries. The majority of deaths occur within the first 24 h of presentation to the …

Road traffic accidents (RTA) are a prevalent cause of fatality with African countries having
the highest fatality index (25–34 per quota). The World Health Organization estimates …

Abstract Background and objectives The Kenya Emergency Medical Care (EMC) Policy
2020–2030 was created to guide the advancement of EMC throughout Kenya. This report …

Background: Medicines can constitute up to 70% of total health care budgets in developing
countries as well as considerable expenditure in hospitals. Inventory management …

Kenya is a rapidly developing country with a growing economy and evolving health care
system. In the decade since the last publication on the state of emergency care in Kenya …

Introduction Scant literature exists on the non-urgent use of emergency departments in Sub-
Saharan Africa and its effects on the provision of effective emergency care services. With the …

Introduction There are persistent gaps in screening, identification, and access to care for
common mental disorders in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. An initial step towards …

Background Road traffic injuries are a large and growing cause of morbidity and mortality in
low-and middle-income countries, especially in Africa. Systematic data collection for traffic …

Introduction Deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have surpassed those due
to communicable diseases globally and are projected to do so in Africa by 2030. Despite …

Introduction Mortality and morbidity from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Africa are
expected to worsen if the status quo is maintained. Emergency care settings act as a primary …