The costs of delivering emergency care at regional referral hospitals in Uganda: a micro-costing study

• Main Authors: Kalin Werner (Author), Tracy Kuo Lin (Author), Nicholas Risko (Author), Martha Osiro (Author), Joseph Kalanzi (Author), Lee Wallis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Uganda experiences a high morbidity and mortality burden due to conditions amenable to emergency care, yet few public hospitals have dedicated emergency units. As a result, little is known about the costs and effects of delivering lifesaving emergency care, hindering health syste...