Emergency conditions contribute substantially to the burden of death and disability in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where emergency care systems are typically underdeveloped. In Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, little is known about the community’s unmet needs, current utilization, and barriers to accessing emergency care. Additionally, a regional evaluation of hospital emergency care units is crucial to determining the capacity of a region to provide emergency care to the community and to identify potential gaps in training, infrastructure, and resources. The objective of this project is to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the emergency care system in the Kilimanjaro region (defined as Moshi District Council, Moshi Municipal Council, and Hai District Council) from unmet needs in the community to hospital ability to manage acute conditions to the regional healthcare infrastructure, system and governance in Moshi, Tanzania. In order to do this, we will use a mixed methods approach via cross-sectional community and hospital-based surveys along with a qualitative assessment of local stakeholders. The findings from this holistic approach study will help to understand the utilization of the emergency care system and barriers which hinder the utilization and support in creating recommendations and mechanisms for further development and strengthening of the region-wide emergency care system.

Start Date: 11/17/2020
End Date:  11/17/2022
Grant:  Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation Endowment Fund

Main Topic

Emergency Medicine, Prehospital Care, Community Needs Assessment