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April 13, 2014SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología266 citationsOpen Access

Preparedness of Tanzanian health facilities for outpatient primary care of hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional survey

RPRobert N. PeckJMJanneth MghambaFVFiona Vanobberghen

Key Points

  • To assess the preparedness of Tanzanian health facilities for managing outpatient care of hypertension and diabetes, identifying strengths and weaknesses.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional survey at various health facilities across Tanzania.
  • Evaluated the provision of outpatient services for noncommunicable diseases at health centres and dispensaries.
  • Identified significant weaknesses in health systems impacting primary care for hypertension and diabetes.
  • Highlighted potential strengths in healthcare delivery that can be built upon.
  • Proposed that HIV programmes can serve as effective models for enhancing primary care services.

Abstract

Most outpatient services for NCDs in Tanzania are provided at hospitals, despite present policies stating that health centres and dispensaries should provide such services. We identifi ed crucial weaknesses (and strengths) in health systems that should be considered to improve primary care for NCDs in Africa and identified ways that HIV programmes could serve as a model and structural platform for these improvements.

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Peck et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d892aa8c03fbaff8bef71ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70033-6
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