Barnabas Alayande, Kathryn M Chu, Desmond T Jumbam, Oche Emmanuel Kimto, Gambo Musa Danladi, Alliance Niyukuri, Geoffrey A Anderson, Deena El-Gabri, Elizabeth Miranda, Mulat Taye, Ngyal Tertong, Tolgou Yempabe, Faustin Ntirenganya, Jean Claude Byiringiro, Augustine Z Sule, Olive C Kobusingye, Abebe Bekele, Robert R Riviello
Purpose of Review: Sub-Saharan Africa is a diverse context with a large burden of injury and trauma-related deaths. Relative to high-income contexts, most of the region is less mature in prehospital and facility-based trauma care, education and training, and trauma care quality assurance. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes rising inequalities, both within and between countries as a deterrent to growth and development. While disparities in access to trauma care between the region and HICs are more commonly described, internal disparities are equally concerning...
2022: Current Trauma Reports