Building Critical Care Capacity in a Low-Income Country

Critical illness is common throughout the world and is associated with high costs of care and resource intensity. The Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a sudden surge of critically ill patients, which in turn led to devastating effects on health care systems worldwide and more so in Africa. This narrative report describes how an attempt was made at bridging the existing gaps in quality of care for critically ill patients at national and regional levels for COVID and the postpandemic era in a low income country.

Source: Critical Care Clinics - September 24, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Arthur Kwizera, Cornelius Sendagire, Yewande Kamuntu, Meddy Rutayisire, Jane Nakibuuka, Patience A. Muwanguzi, Anne Alenyo-Ngabirano, Henry Kyobe-Bosa, Charles Olaro Source Type: research