Integration of Chronic Oncology Services in Noncommunicable Disease Clinic in Rural Rwanda

• Main Authors: Robert Rutayisire (Author), Francis Mutabazi (Author), Alice Bayingana (Author), Ann C. Miller (Author), Neil Gupta (Author), Gedeon Ngoga (Author), Eric Ngabireyimana (Author), Ryan Borg (Author), Emmanuel Rusingiza (Author), Charlotte Bavuma (Author), Bosco Bigirimana (Author), Fulgence Nkikabahizi (Author), Marie Aime Muhimpundu (Author), Gene Bukhman (Author), Paul H. Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In rural sub-Saharan Africa, access to care for severe non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is limited due to myriad delivery challenges. We describe the implementation, patient characteristics, and retention rate of an integrated NCD clinic inclusive of cancer services at a district hospita...