Person‐centred, integrated non‐communicable disease and HIV decentralized drug distribution in Eswatini and South Africa: outcomes and challenges

• Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society Vol. 26; no. S1; pp. e26113 - n/a
• Main Authors: Goldstein, Deborah, Ford, Nathan, Kisyeri, Nicholas, Munsamy, Maggie, Nishimoto, Lirica, Osi, Kufor, Kambale, Herve, Minior, Thomas, Bateganya, Moses
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Antiretroviral agents; Antiviral agents; Blood Glucose; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Blood pressure; Blood sugar monitoring; Care and treatment; Chronic diseases; Chronic illnesses; Commodities; Communicable diseases; Community; COVID-19; decentralized drug distribution; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus; Disease transmission; Dispensing; Drug stores; Drug wholesalers; Drugs; Eswatini; Evaluation; Family planning; Health facilities; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; HIV (Viruses); HIV infection; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - prevention & control; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypoglycemic agents; integration; Low income groups; Measurement; Mortality; Noncommunicable Diseases - drug therapy; non‐communicable disease; person‐centred care; Pharmacy; Private sector; Prophylaxis; Public health administration; Public sector; South Africa; Subsidies; Supply chains; Tuberculosis; South Africa; Eswatini; HIV; decentralized drug distribution; integration; non-communicable disease; person-centred care; diabetes; hypertension

Introduction Non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) are highly prevalent in people living with HIV above 50 years of age and account for increasing mortality. There is little published evidence supporting person‐centred, integrated models of HIV care, hypertension and diabetes treatment in southern Africa...