Open AccessCommunity first responders: A missing key to reducing the impact of injury and illness in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific?
Author(s) -
Andrew Hodgetts,
Peter Massey,
Michelle Redman-MacLaren,
Roxanne Bainbridge
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
western pacific surveillance response journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2094-7313
pISSN - 2094-7321
DOI - 10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.1.003
Subject(s) - low and middle income countries , low income , perspective (graphical) , medicine , middle income , developing country , economic growth , environmental health , business , development economics , socioeconomics , economics , demographic economics , artificial intelligence , computer science
This perspective article discusses the potential role community first responders could play in reducing injury and illness in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific. Community first responders are reportedly making a difference in low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa in reducing injury and illness, and in disease surveillance and reporting. Efforts must be made to explore the appropriate and effective introduction of locally tailored community first responder programs in the Western Pacific.