Transaid has funded a project by The Makerere University School of Public Health to implement a pilot to strengthen emergency medical services in post-crash care along selected roads servicing oil rich districts in Uganda.

The objective of the project was to assess the capacity of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and pre-hospital care in these areas which have a high volume of heavy goods traffic, and to improve the capacity of emergency post-crash responders.

Transaid’s Chief Executive, Caroline Barber, says: “Uganda faces a severe road traffic injury epidemic, with one of the highest road traffic fatality rates at a projected 29 deaths per 100,000 population. Many of these lives are lost before getting to the hospital in a context where Emergency Medical Services are practically non-existent and responders lack the appropriate knowledge and skills to provide basic first aid care to the injured victims.

“The Makerere University School of Public Health approached us directly for help, and after a full assessment by our team, we agreed to cover the small cost of this initiative through our Innovation Fund.”

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