Access to medicines and diagnostic tests integral in the management of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases in Uganda: insights from the ACCODAD study

Access to medicines and diagnostic tests integral in the management of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases in Uganda: insights from the ACCODAD study

Abstract Background Despite the burgeoning burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in low and middle income countries (LMIC), access to affordable essential medicines and diagnostic tests for DM and CVD still remain a challenge in clinical practice. The Access to Cardiovas...

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Main Authors: Davis Kibirige, David Atuhe, Leaticia Kampiire, Daniel Ssekikubo Kiggundu, Pamela Donggo, Juliet Nabbaale, Raymond Mbayo Mwebaze, Robert Kalyesubula, William Lumu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Availability
Cost
Affordability
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiovascular diseases
Low and middle income countries
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0651-6

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