Impact of the WHO emergency care toolkit on mortality in Zambia: an implementation-effectiveness hybrid study
Implementation of the WHO ECT in eight Zambian hospitals showed a 35.7% reduction in adjusted odds of mortality from six sentinel conditions. The WHO ECT is an effective means of strengthening emergency care and improving patient outcomes in LMICs.
Authors
- Azmach Hadush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-0389)
- Natasha Chenga
- Lee Wallis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-3139)
- Julia Dixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9229-2658)
- John Hart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-8125)
- Kephas E Mwanza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1652-1516)
- Morgan C Broccoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6530-0483)
- Godfrey Phiri
- Lauren Lai King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-5318)
- Alex Makupe
- Patricia Chibesakunda
- Winnie Kunda
- James Nonde
- Mwiche Chiluba
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Ministry of Health (ZM)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University Teaching Hospital (ZM)
- Northrise University (ZM)
- Zambia Forestry College (ZM)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- World Health Organization - Zambia (ZM)
- South African College of Applied Psychology (ZA)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019729
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25