Strengthening Health Systems for Chronic Care: Leveraging HIV Programs to Support Diabetes Services in Ethiopia and Swaziland
The scale-up of HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa has catalyzed the development of highly effective chronic care systems. The strategies, systems, and tools developed to support life-long HIV care and treatment are locally owned contextually appropriate resources, many of which could be adapted to...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:08dc03f263304794b3b1cf549dfcab0b 2023-05-15T15:05:34+02:00 Strengthening Health Systems for Chronic Care: Leveraging HIV Programs to Support Diabetes Services in Ethiopia and Swaziland Miriam Rabkin Zenebe Melaku Kerry Bruce Ahmed Reja Alison Koler Yonathan Tadesse Harrison Njoroge Kamiru Lindiwe Tsabedze Sibanyoni Wafaa El-Sadr 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/137460 https://doaj.org/article/08dc03f263304794b3b1cf549dfcab0b EN eng Hindawi Limited http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/137460 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9686 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9694 1687-9686 1687-9694 doi:10.1155/2012/137460 https://doaj.org/article/08dc03f263304794b3b1cf549dfcab0b Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2012 (2012) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/137460 2022-12-31T14:24:08Z The scale-up of HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa has catalyzed the development of highly effective chronic care systems. The strategies, systems, and tools developed to support life-long HIV care and treatment are locally owned contextually appropriate resources, many of which could be adapted to support continuity care for noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCD), such as diabetes mellitus (DM). We conducted two proof-of-concept studies to further the understanding of the status of NCD programs and the feasibility and effectiveness of adapting HIV program-related tools and systems for patients with DM. In Swaziland, a rapid assessment illustrated gaps in the approaches used to support DM services at 15 health facilities, despite the existence of chronic care systems at HIV clinics in the same hospitals, health centers, and clinics. In Ethiopia, a pilot study found similar gaps in DM services at baseline and illustrated the potential to rapidly improve the quality of care and treatment for DM by adapting HIV-specific policies, systems, and tools. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Tropical Medicine 2012 1 6 |
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The scale-up of HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa has catalyzed the development of highly effective chronic care systems. The strategies, systems, and tools developed to support life-long HIV care and treatment are locally owned contextually appropriate resources, many of which could be adapted to support continuity care for noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCD), such as diabetes mellitus (DM). We conducted two proof-of-concept studies to further the understanding of the status of NCD programs and the feasibility and effectiveness of adapting HIV program-related tools and systems for patients with DM. In Swaziland, a rapid assessment illustrated gaps in the approaches used to support DM services at 15 health facilities, despite the existence of chronic care systems at HIV clinics in the same hospitals, health centers, and clinics. In Ethiopia, a pilot study found similar gaps in DM services at baseline and illustrated the potential to rapidly improve the quality of care and treatment for DM by adapting HIV-specific policies, systems, and tools. |
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Miriam Rabkin Zenebe Melaku Kerry Bruce Ahmed Reja Alison Koler Yonathan Tadesse Harrison Njoroge Kamiru Lindiwe Tsabedze Sibanyoni Wafaa El-Sadr |
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Miriam Rabkin Zenebe Melaku Kerry Bruce Ahmed Reja Alison Koler Yonathan Tadesse Harrison Njoroge Kamiru Lindiwe Tsabedze Sibanyoni Wafaa El-Sadr |
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Strengthening Health Systems for Chronic Care: Leveraging HIV Programs to Support Diabetes Services in Ethiopia and Swaziland |
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Strengthening Health Systems for Chronic Care: Leveraging HIV Programs to Support Diabetes Services in Ethiopia and Swaziland |
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Strengthening Health Systems for Chronic Care: Leveraging HIV Programs to Support Diabetes Services in Ethiopia and Swaziland |
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Strengthening Health Systems for Chronic Care: Leveraging HIV Programs to Support Diabetes Services in Ethiopia and Swaziland |
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Strengthening Health Systems for Chronic Care: Leveraging HIV Programs to Support Diabetes Services in Ethiopia and Swaziland |
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strengthening health systems for chronic care: leveraging hiv programs to support diabetes services in ethiopia and swaziland |
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