A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT: There is a high burden of critical illness in low-income countries (LICs), adding pressure to already strained health systems. Over the next decade, the need for critical care is expected to grow due to ageing populations with increasing medical complexity; limited access to primary care; climate change; natural disasters; and conflict. In 2019, the 72nd World Health Assembly emphasised that an essential part of universal health coverage is improved access to effective emergency and critical care and to "ensure the timely and effective delivery of life-saving health care services to those in need". In this narrative review, we examine critical care capacity building in LICs from a health systems perspective. We conducted a systematic literature search, using the World Heath Organisation (W

SUBMITTER: Spencer SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10354139 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature