Currently, PHC systems in LMICs require expanded care capabilities in order to deal with noncommunicable diseases and injuries, including emergency conditions. KOFIH also has been supporting EMS in Uganda and Uzbekistan, for many years in line with the concept of Health System Strengthening. This week, road safty week, we pick new articles on EMS.

• ‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly →read more

• New PAHO publication aims to help countries strengthen emergency care to save lives on the road →read more
• African Parliamentarians rally to boost life-saving laws, regulations on road safety →read more
• 7th UN Global Road Safety Week →read more
• 24 h mortality and its predictors among road traffic accident victims in a resource limited setting; a multicenter cohort study →read more
• Current patterns of care at adult emergency department in Ethiopian tertiary university hospital →read more

• G7 Nagasaki Health Ministers' Communiqué →read more