Background Little is known about the burden of surgical disease in rural sub‐Saharan
Africa, where district and rural hospitals are the main providers of care. The present study …

Background and Objectives: Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury related
mortality worldwide, and accounts for roughly 320,000 deaths yearly. Over 90% of these …

While suicidal behavior is recognized as a growing public health problem world-wide, little is
known about the prevalence and risk factors for suicidal behaviors among street and slum …

Background There is a growing recognition that the provision of surgical services in low-
income countries is inadequate to the need. While constrained health budgets and health …

Background: Unintentional Childhood Injuries pose a major public health challenge in Africa
and Uganda. Previous estimates of the problem may have underestimated the childhood …

A bstract Background Injuries are becoming an increasingly important public health
challenge globally, and are responsible for 9% of deaths. Beyond their impact on health and …

Transnational armed conflicts have become a reality. The increasing sophistication of
terrorist organizations, their increasingly transnational nature, and their development of …

In many hospitals serving the poorest communities of Africa and other parts of the
developing world, infection control activities are limited by poor infrastructure, overcrowding …

War is one of the critical determinants of health status of populations in many parts of the
world. Armed conflict has been a major cause of deaths and morbidity throughout the …

Background The absence of conflict in a country has been cited as a crucial factor affecting
the operational feasibility of achieving malaria control and elimination, yet mixed evidence …