Global health and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine: a cross-sectional survey of members and fellows.

Background: There is growing interest in global health participation among emergency care doctors in the UK. The aim of this paper was to describe the demographics of members and fellows of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine involved in global health, the work they are involved in, as well as the benefits and barriers of this work.

Methods: We conducted a survey to include members and fellows of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine describing the context of their global health work, funding arrangements for global health work and perceived barriers to, and benefits of, global health work.

Infection control and treatment guidelines and neonatal mortality in a rural hospital in Uganda.

: The neonatal mortality rate in Uganda has been 24-27/1000 live births for the last 14 years. : To determine the impact on neonatal mortality of the introduction of infection prevention and treatment guidelines in a resource-poor setting. : A prospective study was undertaken in Kagando Hospital, a rural hospital in Western Uganda of infants live-born in hospital and those admitted from the community or other hospitals between 2013 and 2017.