The early diagnosis of infectious diseases is critical because it can greatly increase recovery
rates and prevent the spread of diseases such as COVID-19; however, in many areas with …

Background Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are highly prevalent in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent …

Background As older people age, they have different health needs compared to younger
people. South African elder care policy places a strong emphasis on ageing in community …

Abstract Background South Africa faces a complex dual burden of chronic communicable
and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In response, the Integrated Chronic Disease …

Integrated care is defined as health services that are managed and delivered such that
people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment …

Introduction The rapid ageing of populations around the world is accompanied by increasing
prevalence of multimorbidity. This study is one of the first to present the prevalence of …

Objectives To review prevalence studies of multimorbidity in South Africa to identify
prevalence estimates, common disease clusters and factors associated with multimorbidity …

Objective To examine how multimorbidity might affect progression along the continuum of
care among older adults with hypertension, diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus …

Background: People living with multimorbidity in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
experience a high workload trying to meet the demands of self-management. In an unequal …

Given task-sharing mental health counselling to non-specialist providers is a recognised
strategy to increase service capacity, ensuring that their training, supervision, and support …