Decentralising non-communicable disease care in Swaziland: successes, challenges and recommendations from a pilot study
Recommendations include allowing nurses to assess uncomplicated patients and revisiting medication contracts to avoid drug stock-outs
Abstract
This policy brief shares recommendations from our 2-year pilot study into decentralising diabetes and hypertension care across Swaziland. Recommendations include allowing nurses to assess uncomplicated patients and revisiting medication contracts to avoid frequent drug stock-outs.
This research is funded under the Department for International Development’s COMDIS-HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds
Citation
COMDIS-HSD. (2017) Decentralising non-communicable disease care in Swaziland: successes, challenges and recommendations from a pilot study. COMDIS-HSD Policy Brief. Leeds: COMDIS-HSD
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