Background: Traditional bonesetters (TBS) are still highly patronized by people with fractures in Africa. We
sought to investigate factors affecting the utilization of TBS services in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Methods: A mixed-methods study…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted medical education and forced medical schools to shift to remote teaching.
However, in many institutions, this shift was complicated by the lack of previous experience and resources as
well as the decreased…
Introduction: Prehospital care is integral in addressing sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) high injury and illness burden.
Consequently, robust, high-quality prehospital guidance documents are needed to inform care. These guidance
documents include, but…
Background: Young infants with a possible serious bacterial infection (SBI) are a very common presentation to
emergency centres (ECs). It is often difficult to distinguish clinically between self-limiting viral infections and an
SBI. Available…
Introduction: There is a shortage of data on intimate partner and interpersonal violence in sub-Saharan Africa.
We, therefore, sought to characterize patterns of sex-based risk of in-home interpersonal violence in Malawi.
Methods: We performed a…
Introduction: Ghana implemented a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2003 as a step toward universal
health coverage. We aimed to determine the effect of the NHIS on timeliness of care, mortality, and catastrophic
health expenditure (CHE)…
This special edition issue for the African Journal of Emergency
Medicine was commissioned by the International Federation for Emergency
Medicine (IFEM). Within this issue are 14 articles with a focus on
conducting research in resource limited…
Introduction: The enjoyment of nature and other benefits of outdoor activities happen amid inherent hazards. This
calls for knowledge and competency in emergency and risk management. Practitioners in outdoor activities, such
as mountaineering, thus…
Introduction: Cerebrovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. In
South Africa, it was the fourth leading cause of death in 2016, responsible for 5.1% of all deaths - the leading
cause of death in…