Context matters: a qualitative study of the practicalities and dilemmas of delivering integrated chronic care within primary and secondary care settings in a rural Malawian district

Context matters: a qualitative study of the practicalities and dilemmas of delivering integrated chronic care within primary and secondary care settings in a rural Malawian district

Abstract Background With the increasing double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, health systems require new approaches to organise and deliver services for patients requiring long-term care. There is increasing recognition of the need to integrate hea...

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Main Authors: Vibian Angwenyi, Carolien Aantjes, Joske Bunders-Aelen, Bart Criel, Jeffrey V. Lazarus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
HIV
Integrated care
Malawi
Non-communicable diseases
Primary healthcare
Qualitative study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01174-1

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