Preparedness of Tanzanian health facilities for outpatient primary care of hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Dr. Robert Peck, MD (Author), Janneth Mghamba, MD (Author), Fiona Vanobberghen, PhD (Author), Bazil Kavishe, MD (Author), Vivian Rugarabamu, MD (Author), Prof. Liam Smeeth, PhD (Author), Prof. Richard Hayes, DSc (Author), Prof. Heiner Grosskurth, PhD (Author), Saidi Kapiga, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Historically, health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa have mainly managed acute, infectious diseases. Few data exist for the preparedness of African health facilities to handle the growing epidemic of chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We assessed the burden of NCDs in health fac...