Tanzania
This project utilizes the trauma registry developed at KCMC. Our preliminary data from the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Emergency Department (KCMC ED), a regional referral hospital in the Moshi area, Tanzania, highlighted that the TBI… Read more
Tanzania
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI can be classified based on severity, mechanism (closed or penetrating head injury), or other type of… Read more
Brazil
The overall goal of this project is to develop an artificial intelligence tool designed to predict the chief complaints of emergency calls through natural language processing (NLP) and deep learning to automate the identification of… Read more
Tanzania
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,… Read more
Armenia, Brazil, Egypt, Pakistan, Tanzania
A total of 6 million people die from injuries each year worldwide. Additionally, 650 million individuals live with injury related disabilities. The burden of injuries is higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to… Read more
Tanzania
Injuries and their subsequent disability are a global health crisis which have a rippling effect far beyond the individual years into the future. Low and middle income countries suffer this burden disproportionately; with over 90%… Read more
Tanzania
Alcohol use is one of the leading risk factors worldwide for death and disability-adjusted life years (DALYS) and is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease, accounting for over 3 million deaths each… Read more
Tanzania
Globally, alcohol causes over 1.8 million deaths annually. In low and middle-income countries, alcohol use is rapidly increasing, but factors influencing alcohol use and approaches to reduce alcohol-related harm are largely unknown. Our previous work… Read more
Tanzania
Alcohol use is rapidly increasing in low- and middle-income countries, where it is inexpensive, readily available, poorly regulated, and there are few resources devoted to promoting safe alcohol use. Like many other limited resource settings,… Read more