Trauma Incidence and Emergency Medical Services in Malawi
This study produced the largest multi-site dataset on trauma cases in Malawi, comprising over 118,000 cases.
Abstract
It is widely understood that trauma is a growing problem in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Malawi, but often details to understand the causes and outcome of trauma cases are not available to support data-driven policy decisions. In order to better understand trauma injuries and care in Malawi, as well as to support the evaluation of the new EMS pilot once it becomes functional, high-quality Trauma Registries (TR) were set up in 10 health facilities by the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation Team (DIME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. Data was collected for almost 3 years (August 2018 – June 2021). The team produced the largest multi-site dataset on trauma cases in Malawi, comprising over 118,000 cases. The TR collected detailed data on patient demographics, trauma causes, care, medical outcomes, and injuries. The trauma registry sought to fill the knowledge gap about trauma in Malawi with a large-scale data collection from both central and district hospitals.
This work is part of the ieConnect for Impact programme
Citation
World Bank. 2022. Trauma Incidence and Emergency Medical Services in Malawi. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36905 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.