Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases

• Main Authors: Jeremy I. Schwartz (Author), Ashley Dunkle (Author), Ann R. Akiteng (Author), Doreen Birabwa-Male (Author), Richard Kagimu (Author), Charles K. Mondo (Author), Gerald Mutungi (Author), Tracy L. Rabin (Author), Michael Skonieczny (Author), Jamila Sykes (Author), Harriet Mayanja-Kizza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is accelerating. Given that the capacity of health systems in LMICs is already strained by the weight of communicable diseases, these countries find themselves facing a double burden of disease. NC...