Integration of point-of-care screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension into the COVID-19 vaccine programme in Johannesburg, South Africa

• Main Authors: Alana T Brennan (Author), Beatrice Vetter (Author), Sithabiso D Masuku (Author), Bukelwa Mtshazo (Author), Nkuli Mashabane (Author), Simiso Sokhela (Author), Willem DF Venter (Author), Kekeletso Kao (Author), Gesine Meyer-Rath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background South Africa grapples with a substantial burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly type 2 diabetes (diabetes) and hypertension. However, these conditions are often underdiagnosed and poorly managed, further exacerbated by the strained primary healthcare (PHC) syste...