Implementing the WHO's Emergency Care Systems toolkit: a qualitative study for facilitators and barriers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The emergency medical disease burden in low-income countries such as Ethiopia is four times that of high-income countries. It is estimated that more than half of all deaths occurring in low-and-middle-income countries each year could be prevented by organised Emergency Care System but the emergency care in these countries is fragmented and unstructured. The WHO's Emergency Care Systems (WHO-ECS) toolkit aims to systematise and structure emergency care in such countries. Objectives To identify and analyse key facilitators and barriers encountered during the implementation of the (WHO-ECS) toolkit in primary hospitals in Ethiopia, within the context of a national emergency care strengthening initiative.

Methods

This was a qualitative research arm of a large

SUBMITTER: Yegele KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658416 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature