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Burn Injury prevention in Kenya and the world
Presentation at 6th Pan African Burns Congress in Abidjan – Cote D’Ivoire
Tuesday – 12th May 2015
Dr.Kimani WanjeriLecturer – Dept of Surgery, University of Nairobi
[email protected]@yahoo.com
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Introduction• 265,000 deaths are estimated to result from fire alone
every yr all over the world (does not include scalds, electrical and other types of burns)
• Many more are left disfigured, disabled & stigmatized• Over 90% of the world’s burn injuries occur in developing
countries • Injuries occur in homes, workplaces (Manufacturing,
Construction, Agriculture industries and Transport sector) • Public Health problem especially among the world’s poor
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/other_injury/burns/en/
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Prevention is better than cure• The suffering caused by burns is tragic because
burns are so eminently preventable• The developed world has managed to reduce burn
mortality by; Proven prevention strategies Improvements in burn care
• Most of these intervention strategies have not been completely applied in Africa
• Objective of participants at the 6th Pan African Burns Congress (PABS) was principally to learn from one another and brainstorm/discuss on ways and means of rectifying this situation
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Nairobi:Urbanisation/poor housing/& overcrowding results in burns
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Kibera slum in Nairobi, KenyaLargest slum in Africa and 3rd largest in the world
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Google map of Kibera slum in Nairobi
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Causes of high burden of Burn Injuries
• Poverty• Urbanisation• Poor housing• Ignorance• Poor utilization of available resources• Emphasis on treatment and poor emphasis on
prevention
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Burns vs other injuries
We can learn from studying strategies employed in the prevention of other injuries and especially; • Occupational injuries, • Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs)• Aviation industry accidents• Sports injuries
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Strategies used for prevention of other injuries and diseases
• International Labour Organization (ILO) – Involved in promotion of occupational safety and health
• Has set aside the World Day on Safety and Health at work – observed annually on 28th Apr by ILO member states
• On this day; issues concerning safety and health at the workplace are discussed and awareness is created
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Occupational safety strategies in Kenya(Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services)
• National policy on Occupational Safety and Health
• Establishment of Occupational Safety and Health Institute
• Conference on Occupational Safety and Health held – During the world day on Safety and Health (28th April 2015)
• Occupational Safety and Health Awards (Awarded for first time on 28th Apr 2015)
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Stages of injury prevention
• Surveillance• Analysis• Intervention & Evaluation• Education, Engineering & Enforcement
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Approach to burn injury prevention
• Surveillance – Magnitude of burden determined
• Analysis – Risk factors identified• Intervention; Raise awareness,
promote/advocate for an environment that minimizes the risk of burn injury
• Evaluation
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Surveillance; magnitude of burden
• Data – develop efficient burns data collecting systems
• Regular monitoring of patient numbers at institutional and national level
• Research on prevalence of burns
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Analysis; Causes & Risk factors
Causes• Urbanisation• Poverty• Carelessness – homes,
industries and outside• Wrong handling of cooking
appliances• Inter-personal conflict• Crime• Terrorism• War
Risk factors• Overcrowding• Low level of education and
especially maternal education
• Race• Disease – Convulsive
disorders eg Epilepsy• Use of cheap fuels for
cooking (Kerosene)
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Intervention
• Raise awareness• Promote/advocate for an environment that
minimizes the risk of burn injury eg advocate for minimum safe housing standards
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Evaluation
• Clinical meetings• Health departments and ministries – Review
of statistics• Review of National statistics eg Kenya
Demographic Health Survey (KDHS)
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Education, Engineering and Enforcement
• Education– Seminars– Workshops– Conferences/Congresses
• Safe homes and work places• Safe lighting & cooking appliances• Legislation eg
– Fire fighting appliances in homes, institutions & workplaces– Mandatory fire safety training for institutions and industries– Safe fire safety practices
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How do we prevent burn injuries
• Raise awareness • Educate public on fire safety and burn injury
prevention• Make the home environment safe for children
especially – better housing/better planning of homes• Initiate hazard reduction programs for informal
settlements/slums • Resource centres for burn injury prevention• Create/build a culture of prevention of burn injuries
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African countries with centres dedicated to injury control
• South Africa• Uganda – Injury Control Centre
http://www.cnis.ca/what-we-do/safer-communities-in-africa-program/icc-u/
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Improve residential areas: eg Kibera slum upgrading project
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What we are doing in Nairobi to help reduce burn injuries
• Burn Society of Kenya (BSK) Formed in 2014 and held its first scientific
meeting/symposium at the Boma Hotel in Nairobi on 25th October 2014
1st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BSK – 25thApr 2015
• Partnership with Kenya Power Pension Fund Renovation of KNH Burns Unit & Plastic Surgery ward Burns awareness week in August 2015; Media to help raise
awareness, Speeches, Exhibitions and a Walk
• Plans for construction of a National Burns Centre
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Ensuring fire safety within KNH Burns Unit
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Challenges faced in burn injury prevention
• Lack of funding• Lack of manpower/Inadequate personnel• Poor governance• Political instability• Corruption• Culture/Cultural beliefs• Terrorism and warfare
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Stakeholders• Health institutions• Ministries of Health• Pan African Burn Society (PABS)• Local burn societies• Interburns – Organizes Essential Burn Care Courses
& set up training centre for Africa at Korle Bu in Ghana
• International Society of Burn Injuries (ISBI)• World Health Organisation (WHO)• Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) eg
– Injury Prevention Initiative For Africa (IPIFA)– Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS)
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Lessons from the west• The American Burn Association – Has a prevention committee & Burn awareness
week (First full week of February)• Research - to inform burn prevention programs• Surveillance systems eg The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)• In Australia and New Zealand the fire department regularly educates the
community on fire safety• Support groups for burn injury prevention eg Children’s Burn Foundation• Legislation geared to safety eg Legislation controlling temperature of bath water,
construction of buildings
American Burn Association. Scalds: a burning issue. A campaign kit for burn awareness week 2000. http://www.ameriburn.org/Preven
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World Burn injury prevention success stories
• The west has generally done relatively well in burn injury prevention – eg fire retardant material for children’s clothing
• Childhood Burn Foundation - Taiwan: example of model surveillance system
• The Safe Bottle Lamp Foundation (Sri Lanka 1992 – Dr Wijay Godakumbura)
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Conclusion
• Burns are preventable even in resource poor setting• Burn care givers should be the champions for
prevention• Good patient records, research and frequent
Monitoring and Evaluation are important• More efforts in burn injury prevention are needed in
Africa even as we strive to improve the quality of burn care
• Set aside time in your units/cities/countries to discuss fire safety and burn injury prevention
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References
• PABS history;• http://pabs2015.org/history?locale=en
• Ronald Lett (The Canadian Network of International Surgery), Olive Kobusingye (Injury prevention initiative for Africa): Achievements and Challenges of Injury Prevention
• WHO website• American Burn Association website• Asha Parbhoo, Q.A. Louw , K. Grimmer-Somers
Burn prevention programs for children in developing countries require urgent attention: A targeted literature review
• The Safe Bottle Lamp Foundation; http://www.safelamp.org/
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The End
Turn up the heat in Africa and help your country prevent Burn Injuries