Implementing the first standardised and validated paediatric triage system at a National Hospital in Guinea Bissau

Abstract

Introduction: Guinea-Bissau is situated on the west coast of Sub-Saharan Africa; the country population is very young: 44% under 15 years old. Simâo Mendes National Hospital, run by the Ministry of Health (MoH), is the only tertiary level facility and therefore the reference hospital for the whole country. Paediatric emergency room (ER) did not have a proper triage system before the beginning of MSF support in January 2017.