Care of critically ill patients is complex, expensive,1 and challenging because of patient heterogeneity.2 Critical care is considered a component of most modern healthcare services; however, the way in which it is delivered and the resources available differ across3 and within countries.4 In low-resource settings, the delivery of critical care presents many challenges. Among these are the perception of high cost associated with critical care and the lack of prioritisation over more common public health measures. For health services, there are implications for personnel and training and availability of equipment and support services, whereas for individuals, access to critical care may get hampered because of cost and lack of transport facilities to hospitals with critical care services. Another important consideration is the application of research, which has primarily been undertaken in high-resource settings—difference in the available resources, infrastructure, and education of health professionals may limit the application of findings in some settings.5 Crawford et al.,2 in their recently published article titled Global critical care: a call to action, identify nine priority areas (Figure 1). Among these is a mandate for context-specific research. However, it is often challenging for researchers from low-resource settings to get their work published. The reasons for this are not entirely clear but may result from editor or reviewer preference towards research from high-income countries. Other possible reasons include variations in the quality of the research submitted or perceived relevance of the research to the editor's or reviewers' practice.6