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

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 3 April 2017

• Country: Swaziland
• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Health
• Authors: COMDIS

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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Decentralising non-communicable disease care in Swaziland: successes, challenges and recommendations from a pilot study

Published 3 April 2017