scholarly journals Emergency Care Systems: The Missing Link for Effective Treatment of COVID-19 in Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. e11-e12
Author(s):  
Emilie J. Calvello Hynes ◽  
Corey B. Bills
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Care ◽  
System Response ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
African Continent ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Epidemic Disease ◽  
Disease Response ◽  
Emergency Care Systems ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Care Capacity

AbstractCases of COVID-19 are rising quickly on the African continent. A critical element of any health system response to such a surge of active cases is the existence of functional emergency care systems. Yet, these systems are markedly underdeveloped in African countries. This short letter reviews the key role emergency medicine plays in epidemic disease response and actions that ministries of health can take now to shore up gaps in emergency care capacity to avoid needless death and suffering of COVID-19 patients.

scholarly journals Advancing research on emergency care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: ensuring high-quality care delivery systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (Suppl 6) ◽  
pp. e001265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel T Moresky ◽  
Junaid Razzak ◽  
Teri Reynolds ◽  
Lee A Wallis ◽  
Benjamin W Wachira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Systems ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Emergency Care Systems ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Research Questions

Emergency care systems (ECS) address a wide range of acute conditions, including emergent conditions from communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, pregnancy and injury. Together, ECS represent an area of great potential for reducing morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is estimated that up to 54% of annual deaths in LMICs could be addressed by improved prehospital and facility-based emergency care. Research is needed to identify strategies for enhancing ECS to optimise prevention and treatment of conditions presenting in this context, yet significant gaps persist in defining critical research questions for ECS studies in LMICs. The Collaborative on Enhancing Emergency Care Research in LMICs seeks to promote research that improves immediate and long-term outcomes for clients and populations with emergent conditions. The objective of this paper is to describe systems approaches and research strategies for ECS in LMICs, elucidate priority research questions and methodology, and present a selection of studies addressing the operational, implementation, policy and health systems domains of health systems research as an approach to studying ECS. Finally, we briefly discuss limitations and the next steps in developing ECS-oriented interventions and research.

scholarly journals Emergency care systems in Africa: A focus on quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. S65-S72
Author(s):  
V.C. Kannan ◽  
A. Tenner ◽  
H.R. Sawe ◽  
M. Osiro ◽  
T. Kyobe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Care ◽  
Emergency Care Systems ◽  
Care Systems

scholarly journals 21 Emergency care systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A9.1-A9
Author(s):  
Teri Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Care ◽  
Emergency Care Systems ◽  
Care Systems
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