Multimorbidity-associated emergency hospital admissions: a “screen and link” strategy to improve outcomes for high-risk patients in sub-Saharan Africa (Multilink Consortium)

This was a four-year (2021-2025) UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded programme administered through LSTM with five partner organisations including MLW.

It was implemented in Malawi and Tanzania and aimed to design and test a system that identifies patients suffering from multiple chronic diseases (multimorbidity) when they seek emergency care in sub-Saharan African hospitals. The overall aim was to improve early disease treatment, and ensure better follow-up (prevent complications, disability and hospital readmission), thus improving health-related quality of life and survival rates.

For more information please visit https://multilinknihr.com/ . The following link is a key publication from the study presenting The burden of multimorbidity among patients acutely admitted to hospitals