Dar es Salaam, March 20 -- DAR ES SALAAM: NEW research highlights the urgent need to expand access to critical care services to improve survival rates for critically ill patients in Africa.

The study, titled African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS), was conducted in 22 African countries, including Tanzania.

Led by the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in collaboration with the Africa Partnership for Preoperative and Critical Care Research (APPRISE), the study examined the burden of critical illness in hospitals and the gap in Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) services.

Findings revealed that 21 per cent of critically ill patients died within seven days of hospital admission, compared to just 2...