Scaling up noncommunicable disease care in a resource-limited context: lessons learned and implications for policy
Yoseph Mamo,
Mirchaye Mekoro,
David Phillips
et al.
Abstract:Background: Although primary care models for the care of common noncommunicable diseases (NCD) have been developed in sub-Saharan Africa, few have described an integrated, decentralized approach at the community level. We report the results of a four-year, Ethiopian project to expand this model of NCD care to 15 primary hospitals and 45 health centres encompassing a wide geographical spread and serving a population of approximately 7.5 million people.
Methods: Following baseline assessment of the 60 sites, 30 … Show more
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