Work to prevent deaths from acute poisoning in low and middle income countries. Image Poison Information Centre Capacity Development and Research Capacity Training Workshops at APAMT 2023, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, November 2023. Our aim Our work aims to prevent deaths from acute poisoning in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) by developing new knowledge, diagnostics, treatments, informed policies and capacity. Our vision Our vision is to improve the clinical care of acute poisoning in LMIC, expand LMIC Research and Poison Information Centres capacity. Our work is divided in six work packages across different countries: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Our objectives Work Package 1 (Methanol) To test the use, feasibility, sensitivity, specificity, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a novel diagnostic point-of-care method. Work Package 2 (Pesticides) To address the feasibility and community acceptance of pre-hospital antidotes; and epidemiology of occupational poisoning with novel pesticides. Work Package 3 (Guidance) To work with the World Health Organisation to develop international guidance for management of pesticide poisoning. Work Package 4 (Research Capacity) To strengthen LMIC clinical toxicology and public health research through teaching and research, setting up a Global Research Academy for Clinical Toxicology (GRACT). Work Package 5 (Poison Information Centres) To support LMIC Poison Information Centres capacity building, delivering training at APAMT and MENATOX congress. Governance To ensure excellent project management, overarching community engagement & involvement, dissemination and impact. Image Poison Information Centre Capacity Development and Research Capacity Training Workshops at MENATOX 2024, Abu Dhabi, February 2024. Impact on low and middle-income countries This work will directly benefit countries involved in our research, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India. Developing a regional Poison Information Centre (PIC) in Southern Africa will directly benefit countries such as Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana, as well as South Africa. The guideline generation, research training, and PIC capacity building work, as well as the results from our clinical research studies, will benefit multiple other LMIC. Related links Visit our website for more information: NIHR RIGHT4: Preventing deaths from acute poisoning in low and middle income countries website This article was published on 2024-06-24
