Developing emergency care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review to examine the role of leadership and governance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More knowledge and resources are required to strengthen 'leadership and governance' (L+G) as a central building block to further develop emergency care (EC) systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Objectives

This scoping review aimed to examine and map the impact of individual, collective or institutional L+G on the development of EC systems (prehospital and facility-based) in LMICs.

Eligibility criteria

English language publications from January 2005 to April 2024 that linked any L+G action with the development and capacity of everyday EC in LMICs, specifically excluding disaster responses.

Sources of evidence

Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL, Web of Science (Clarivate), Central (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

SUBMITTER: Phillips G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716589 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature