title: Development of pediatric emergency medicine at Addis Ababa University/Tikuranbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the world emergencies occur everywhere, and each day they consume ressources regardless of whether there are systems capable of achieving good outcomes. Low-income countries suffer the most highest rates of every category of injury--from traffic and the highest rates of acute complications of communicable diseases including tuberculosis, malaria and HIV.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development of pediatrics emergency medicine at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital
  
  
  METHODS
  A twinning partnership model was used in developing a pediatric emergency medicine training program helps in development of pediatrics emergency system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Strengthening the capacity of Addis Ababa University (AAU), Tikur Anbessa Hospital (TASH) to provide pediatric emergency medical services through improved organization of the pediatrics emergency department and strengthening of continuing education opportunities for faculty and staff capacity building by this improving quality of care in pediatrics patients in the country.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Addis Ababa University, University of Wiscosin and People to People partners intend to continue working together to strengthening and developing effetive systems to deliver quality pediatrics emergency medicine care troughout all regions of Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Muluwork
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tefera
authors.forename: Tigist
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bacha
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Butteris
authors.forename: Getachew
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Teshome
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Svenson
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.forename: Girma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tefera
mesh_terms: D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005002:Ethiopia; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development