2016
DOI: 10.5588/pha.16.0003
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Managing and monitoring chronic non-communicable diseases in a primary health care clinic, Lilongwe, Malawi

Abstract: KEY WORDS operational research; SORT IT; non-communicable disease; electronic medical record system; Malawi Managing and monitoring chronic non-communicable diseases in a primary health care clinic, Lilongwe, Malawi R. C. Manjomo, 1 B. Mwagomba, 2 S. Ade, 3,4 E. Ali, 5 A. Ben-Smith, 6 P. Khomani, 1 P. Bondwe, 1 D. Nkhoma, 1 G. P. Douglas, 7 K. Tayler-Smith, 5 L. Chikosi, 8 A. D. Harries,3,9 O. J. Gadabu 1 C hronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the world's leading cause of mortality, with a significa… Show more

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“…3 While there is increasing agreement about the upstream policies required to combat NCDs and reduce NCD mortality, far less is known downstream about how to deliver and monitor quality services for the prevention, care and treatment of chronic disease for the millions of people in need and focusing on management of risk factors. 4 India's current approach for intervention is more in terms of screening blood sugar testing and putting the same patients on anti-glycemic agents, indeed for cutting down the burden of type-2 diabetes, there is intervention for the prevention of risk factors such as sugar intake and salt intake which needs a different approach. Indeed for addressing other issues such as healthy eating practices, reduction of alcohol, and complete ban on tobacco consumption, separate health education program is needed for effective intervention of NCDs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 While there is increasing agreement about the upstream policies required to combat NCDs and reduce NCD mortality, far less is known downstream about how to deliver and monitor quality services for the prevention, care and treatment of chronic disease for the millions of people in need and focusing on management of risk factors. 4 India's current approach for intervention is more in terms of screening blood sugar testing and putting the same patients on anti-glycemic agents, indeed for cutting down the burden of type-2 diabetes, there is intervention for the prevention of risk factors such as sugar intake and salt intake which needs a different approach. Indeed for addressing other issues such as healthy eating practices, reduction of alcohol, and complete ban on tobacco consumption, separate health education program is needed for effective intervention of NCDs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is already being done in other African countries, 7,8 and the lessons learnt need to be shared and taken up. Finally, more research is needed as to why there were sex differences and increases in reports of PUD between the pre-Ebola and Ebola periods.…”
Section: Public Health Action Ncds and Ebola S20mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…7,8 As PUD requires endoscopy for a definitive diagnosis, which is not possible at most health-care levels …”
Section: Public Health Action Sort It: Liberia and Sierra Leone S19mentioning
confidence: 99%
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