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Despite free care policies at public facilities, the financial implications of trauma and burn care are profound and understudied. This scoping review examined the evidence on financing of trauma and burn prevention and care in Malawi.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This scoping review was conducted following Arksey and O'Malley's framework and reported using the PRISMA\u2010ScR guidelines. A systematic search of ten bibliographic databases, Google Scholar and Google was conducted up to April 2025. Relevant literature were included in the scoping review if they investigated the financing of trauma or burns prevention and care in Malawi. Included peer\u2010reviewed literature were appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT, 2018 version), while grey literature was appraised using the AACODS checklist. 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