Table 2.
Examples of integration of diabetes care into other health platforms in SSA.
Country | Platform | Actions taken |
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Malawi [31] | TB-integrate HIV, TB, and diabetes | (i) Improved patients' knowledge (ii) Facilitated access to treatment (iii) Created EMR |
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Kenya [34, 52] | PEPFAR platform (AMPATH) | (i) Trained healthcare workers in diabetes care (ii) Improved diagnostic capacity (iii) Created a database of diabetics (iv) Created home-based diabetes screening programs |
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Uganda [76] | Community-based HIV programs | (i) Screening of diabetes and other NCDs (ii) Achieved a 63% linkage to care for diabetes |
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South Africa [67] | Community-based HIV programs | (i) Screening of diabetes and other NCDs (ii) Use of mobile testing units to reduce transportation barriers |
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Kenya [33] | MSF HIV platform | (i) Integrated management of diabetes and HIV (ii) Educated patients in healthy lifestyles |
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Ethiopia [25] | International Center for Diabetes Care and Treatment programs (ICAP) | (i) Applied lessons learned from HIV care to diabetes (ii) Established EMRs for diabetes |