Emergency medicine in a developing country: Experience from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania, East Africa (original) (raw)
2007, Emergency Medicine Australasia
Tanzania in East Africa has a population of over 36 million and is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life expectancy has declined and infant mortality rates are increasing. Four consultant specialist hospitals and 17 regional hospitals service the mainland. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre is a major specialist teaching hospital with 500 beds, serving the entire northwest of the country. There is a small 'casualty' ward with three cubicles and one resuscitation room. Malaria, HIV, respiratory infections and gastroenteri-tis are the chief causes of death in children. Changing lifestyle and Western influences have increased diabetes and vascular disease in adults, and large numbers of trauma deaths are increasingly encountered. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre 'Casualty' admission data are presented, as well as an insight into the challenges of emergency medicine in this country.
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