Skip to main content
Partners In Health NCD Synergies HEALTH EQUITY FOR THE POOREST BILLION
  • Search
  • Contact
  • Terms
  • Blog
  • What is
    NCD Synergies?
    • Our Approach
    • Leaders in
      our Community
    • Meet Us
    • Country-Based NCD Teams
    • Our Partners and Supporters
    • Events and Engagement
  • Latest News
    and Updates
  • NCDs, Injuries,
    and Extreme Poverty
    • Disease Burden and
      Risk Factors
    • Treating NCDs and Injuries
    • People Living with
      NCDs and Injuries
  • Country Planning
    and Implementation
    • Supported Countries
    • Clinical Design
    • Strengthening Health Systems
    • Policy
    • Funding and Advocacy
  • Resources
    and Tools
    • Launch of the NCDI Poverty Network
    • COVID-19 & NCDS –
      CLINICAL GUIDELINES
    • PEN-Plus Toolkit
    • Request for Interest (RFI) PEN-Plus Implementation – 2020
  • Voices of
    NCDI Poverty
Home > Peer-Reviewed Article

Filter by +

Country
Condition
Topic
Type
Reset Filters

Archives: Peer-Reviewed Article

COVID-19 and type 1 diabetes: challenges and actions »

This commentary discusses of the impact of COVID-19 on type 1 diabetes (T1D) care in low-middle income countries (LMICs), due to the exacerbations of COVID on access to insulin, blood glucose monitoring, and availability of expert clinical care. Through various country examples, the authors describes these challenges and their evolving responses.
Read more

10-Year Heart Failure Outcomes From Nurse-Driven Clinics in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa »

Based on 10 years of nurse-led heart failure care at integrated noncommunicable disease clinics at rural district hospitals in Rwanda, this article details the first medium-term survival outcomes from the district-level.
Read more

Cost of integrated chronic care for severe non-communicable diseases at district hospitals in rural Rwanda »

This study examines the cost of organizing integrated nurse-driven, physician-supervised chronic care for more severe NCDs at an outpatient specialty clinic associated with a district hospital in rural Rwanda. This study concludes that high levels of service for severe, chronic diseases are achievable at a relatively low cost for lower income countries.
Read more

Leveraging HIV platforms to work toward comprehensive primary care in rural Malawi: the Integrated Chronic Care Clinic »

This article provides a case study of an integrated chronic care clinic in Neno District, Malawi that utilizes a robust HIV program as a platform for NCD screening and treatment, providing longitudinal care for patients with an array of chronic diseases including HIV and common NCDs.
Read more

A chronology of global assistance funding for NCD »

This article reviews the funding landscape of NCDs to date, showcasing the key NCD funders globally and articulating the reasons donors shy away from making major investments in NCD prevention and control. The author, Rachel Nugent, offers actionable next steps for the global health community going into the UN High Level Meeting in 2018.
Read more

How can health systems research reach the worst off? A conceptual exploration »

This paper seeks to provide researchers, including those performing studies focused on quality improvement of local health systems, with a methodology for identifying worst-off populations.
Read more

And why so great a “no”? The donor and academic communities’ failure to confront global disease »

Despite over 45 years of recognition as a public health concern, chronic diseases remain largely sidelined in donor financing and academic pursuits. This article explores this relationship and offers next steps for the emergence of relevant global public health.
Read more

Adapting HIV patient and program monitoring tools for chronic non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia »

In this cross-sectional qualitative study, authors assess existing monitoring and evaluation tools developed for HIV care in Ethiopia and analyze how these tools might be adapted to support NCD services in the country.
Read more

Identifying the barriers for access to care and treatment for arterial hypertension and diabetes in Lima, Peru »

Published by CRONICAS in 2014, this report identifies barriers to access to medication and care for patients with arterial hypertension and diabetes in Peru, and is a commentary on fostering responsive policies that strengthen the Peruvian health system.
Read more

Redesigning primary care to tackle the global epidemic of noncommunicable disease »

This commentary, published in the American Journal of Public Health in 2016, discusses how primary care can be redesigned to tackle the global epidemic of NCDs in low and middle income countries, and highlights primary care as a primary platform for a comprehensive health system response to NCDs.
Read more
  • What is
    NCD Synergies?
    • Our Approach
    • Latest News
    • Meet Us
    • Country-Based NCD Teams
    • Our Partners
      and Supporters
  • Supported Countries
    • Kenya
    • Liberia
    • Rwanda
    • See all countries
  • Events and
    Engagement
    • Get Involved
    • Upcoming Events
  • NCD Resources
    • Launch of the NCDI Poverty Network
    • PEN-Plus Toolkit
    • NCDs, Injuries,
      and Extreme Poverty
    • Country Planning
      and Implementation
  • Voices of NCDI Poverty
    • About Voices of NCDI Poverty

About NCD Synergies

NCD Synergies is a project of Partners In Health that collaborates with health planners, researchers, and implementers to collect, develop, and share the information and tools needed to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases and injuries in settings of extreme poverty. NCD Synergies is a community of support for those on the leading edge of expanding care for NCDs and injuries in low and middle-income countries with a focus on poor, vulnerable, and remote populations.
@NCDSynergies

NCD Synergies is a project of Partners In Health and the Global Health Delivery Partnership.

PIH logo

© 2015 Copyright NCD Synergies. Credits