Adaptation of a community health volunteer strategy for the management of hypertension and diabetes and detection of COVID-19 disease: a progamme for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan

• Main Authors: Ruwan Ratnayake, MHS (Author), Fatma Rawashdeh, MSc (Author), Mohammad Bani Hani, MSc (Author), Saleem Zoubi, RN (Author), Muhammad Fawad, MBBS (Author), Raeda AbuAlRub, PhD (Author), Nahla Al-Ali, PhD (Author), Ravi Goyal, PhD (Author), Khaldoun Al-Amire, PhD (Author), Rowaida AlMaaitah, PhD (Author), Parveen Parmar, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: During humanitarian crises and severe epidemics, life-saving care for non-communicable disease must be sustained. Data from a 2019 household survey showed high rates of hypertension (39·5%), diabetes (19·3%), or both conditions (13·5%) in Syrian refugees aged 30 years and older in northe...