Improving Access to Healthcare in Sierra Leone: The Role of the Newly Developed National Emergency Medical Service

Improving Access to Healthcare in Sierra Leone: The Role of the Newly Developed National Emergency Medical Service

We aim to evaluate whether the first National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) improved access to hospital care for the people of Sierra Leone. We performed an interrupted time-series analysis to assess the effects of NEMS implementation on hospital admissions in 25 facilities. The analysis was also...

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Main Authors: Marta Caviglia, Marcelo Dell’Aringa, Giovanni Putoto, Riccardo Buson, Sara Pini, Daniel Youkee, Amara Jambai, Matthew Jusu Vandy, Paolo Rosi, Ives Hubloue, Francesco Della Corte, Luca Ragazzoni, Francesco Barone-Adesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI)
National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS)
emergency medical service (EMS)
primary health units (PHUs)
operation center (OC)
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