A5090704280- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Disaster Response and Management
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Global Health Care Issues
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Ministry of Health
2017-2023
Public Health Institute of Malawi
2017-2023
Partners In Health
2023
Noncommunicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) account for nearly 70% of deaths worldwide, with an estimated 75% these occurring in low- middle-income countries. Globally, the burden disease from noncommunicable (NCDs) is most often caused by "big 4," namely: diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lung diseases. However, Malawi, 4 conditions only 29% NCDI burden. The Malawi National Poverty Commission was launched November 2016 will describe evaluate current situation a focus on...
The global burden of critical illness falls disproportionately outside high-income countries. Despite younger patient populations with similar or lower disease severity, outcomes are poor A lack data limits attempts to understand and address the drivers care countries.We aim characterize organization, available resources, service capacity public sector units in Malawi identify barriers improving care.We conducted a secondary analysis Emergency Critical Care Survey, cross-sectional study...
Data on emergency and critical care (ECC) capacity in low-income countries (LICs) are needed to improve outcomes make progress towards realizing the goal of Universal Health Coverage.We developed a novel research instrument assess public sector ECC service readiness LICs. From January 20th February 18th, 2020 we administered at all four central hospitals simple random sample nine 24 district Malawi, landlocked predominantly rural LIC 19·1 million people Southern Africa. The contained...
As low-income countries (LICs) shoulder a disproportionate share of the world's burden critical illnesses, they must continue to build care capacity outside conventional intensive units (ICUs) address mortality and morbidity, including on general medical wards. A lack data ability treat illness, especially in non-ICU settings LICs, hinders efforts improve outcomes.This was secondary analysis cross-sectional Malawi Emergency Critical Care (MECC) survey, administered from January February...