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June 14, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Barriers and facilitators to integrating non-communicable disease care within primary healthcare systems in low-resource countries: a systematic review

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MKMelkamu Dugassa KassaUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalJGJeanne GraceDurban University of Technology

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Overview

Systematic review explores barriers and facilitators to NCD care integration in low-resource countries, suggesting actionable improvements.

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify barriers and facilitators to integrating NCD care into primary healthcare systems in low-resource countries.
  • Conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines.
  • Searched six databases and included studies published from 2016 on NCD integration.
  • Synthesized data thematically and assessed the quality of studies.
  • Identified 23 studies that met inclusion criteria.
  • Key barriers included insufficient healthcare workforce capacity (60%) and inadequate infrastructure (55%).
  • Facilitators highlighted were task shifting to community health workers and strong policy frameworks.

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Kassa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e46b3b1cc60ccdea8b5dbhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13332-1
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