Executive Summary
In Sub-Saharan African (SSA), the collision of communicable and non-communicable diseases requires us to think and work together to benefit communities buffeted not only by diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, or malaria, but also cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and depression. Between 10 and 20 million people in SSA have hypertension; if 70 percent were treated, 4.5 million deaths could be delayed. Morbidity and mortality can be prevented or treated with known, low-cost, high-impact interventions.
Integrated service delivery is key for reducing health disparities. Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa have well-established HIV testing and treatment infrastructures, and updated guidelines for non-communicable disease control. Building on HIV care and treatment clinic infrastructures, we will expand capacity while continuously improving quality in a health and human rights framework. Our partnership with national health ministries and stakeholders will enable us to scale up, as well as monitor and evaluate a multi-sectoral integrated package of health promotion and primary care services, a model much like South Africa’s Ideal Clinic.
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Accomplishments
We have adapted some 100&Change ideas to a new project with the Ministry of Health of Chad to develop its National Institute for Public Health (Institut National de la Santé Publique). We have modest planning funds from USAID. Additional progress has been made in COVID-19 technical assistance for our partners in Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda.
