Gabrielle Cahill, MPH, works at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School, where she focuses on trauma systems development and strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. She works on the PROjet Trauma Haïti (PROTHA).
In high-income countries, people can call a free number, and an ambulance will arrive. Yet, in many other nations, pre-hospital transport services do not exist, costing lives unnecessarily.
