Publications by authors named "Michael B Mwandri"
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- Botswana has high rates of Road Traffic Collisions and lacks proper trauma systems; the WHO advises implementing 'Essential Trauma Care' in such contexts.
- A study analyzed trauma patients in three major hospitals, focusing on injury types, patient demographics, and care processes for both pediatric and adult groups.
- Results indicate that trauma accounts for 6-10% of Emergency Department visits, with children mostly injured from falls and adults from violence; many patients experience long waiting times and are often triaged as non-urgent, despite a significant portion being discharged.
Background: Developing countries face the highest incidence of trauma, and on the other hand, they do not have resources for mitigating the scourge of these injuries. The World Health Organization through the Essential Trauma Care (ETC) project provides recommendations for improving management of the injured and building up of systems that are effective in low-middle-income countries (LMICs). This study uses ETC project recommendations and other trauma-care guidelines to evaluate the current status of the resources and organizational structures necessary for optimal trauma care in Botswana; an African country with relatively good health facilities network, subsidized public hospital care and a functioning Motor Vehicle Accident fund covering road traffic collision victims.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis corrigendum corrects article "Risks, precipitants and clinical presentation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania". Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Oct 1;19:119.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Risk factors and precipitants of gastro-oesophageal disease (GERD) differ widely in communities. We conducted an observational study to describe these risks, precipitants and clinical presentation of GERD patients at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Tanzania.
Methods: We consecutively recruited 92 GERD patients who were referred for endoscopy at KCMC from March to November 2008.