Controlling diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from HIV programmes

Shabbar Jaffar; Kaushik Ramaiya; Catherine Karekezi; Nelson Sewankambo; Anne Ruhweza Katahoire; Christian Kraef; Gerald Mutungi; Joshua Musinguzi; Josephine Birungi; Anupam Garrib; Joseph Okebe; James A. Prior; Katie Bates; Jeffrey V. Lazarus; Marie Claire Van Hout; Max Bachmann; Mbiydzenyuy Ferdinant; Beatrice Gachambi; George Msengi; Gerald Yonga; Janet Lutale; Jean Claude Mbanya; Sayoki Mfinanga; Moffat J. Nyirenda; Geoff Gill; Peter G. Smith

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01731-1

Controlling diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from HIV programmes

Shabbar Jaffar
, Kaushik Ramaiya
, Catherine Karekezi
, Nelson Sewankambo
, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire
, Christian Kraef
, Gerald Mutungi
, Joshua Musinguzi
, Josephine Birungi
, Anupam Garrib
, Joseph Okebe
, James A. Prior
, Katie Bates
, Jeffrey V. Lazarus
, Marie Claire Van Hout
, Max Bachmann
, Mbiydzenyuy Ferdinant
, Beatrice Gachambi
, George Msengi
, Gerald Yonga

Janet Lutale, Jean Claude Mbanya, Sayoki Mfinanga, Moffat J. Nyirenda, Geoff Gill, Peter G. Smith

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Abstract

The prevalences of diabetes and hypertension have risen sharply in sub-Saharan Africa, but only a minority of people living with these conditions receive regular care and among those who do, glycaemia and blood pressure are generally poorly controlled. 1 , 2 Diabetes and hypertension can be effectively controlled, 1 , 3 but complications from these two conditions are estimated to be responsible for up to 2 million premature deaths in sub-Saharan Africa each year. 4 Diabetes and hypertension programmes in Africa could learn lessons from HIV programmes that are also relevant for other non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1111-1113
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	398
Issue number	10306
Early online date	7 Sept 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01731-1
Publication status	Published - 25 Sept 2021

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Jaffar, S., Ramaiya, K., Karekezi, C., Sewankambo, N., Ruhweza Katahoire, A., Kraef, C., Mutungi, G., Musinguzi, J., Birungi, J., Garrib, A., Okebe, J., Prior, J. A., Bates, K., Lazarus, J. V., Van Hout, M. C., Bachmann, M., Ferdinant, M., Gachambi, B., Msengi, G., ... Smith, P. G. (2021). Controlling diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from HIV programmes. The Lancet, 398(10306), 1111-1113. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01731-1

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Jaffar, S, Ramaiya, K, Karekezi, C, Sewankambo, N, Ruhweza Katahoire, A, Kraef, C, Mutungi, G, Musinguzi, J, Birungi, J, Garrib, A, Okebe, J, Prior, JA, Bates, K, Lazarus, JV, Van Hout, MC, Bachmann, M, Ferdinant, M, Gachambi, B, Msengi, G, Yonga, G, Lutale, J, Mbanya, JC, Mfinanga, S, Nyirenda, MJ, Gill, G & Smith, PG 2021, 'Controlling diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from HIV programmes', The Lancet, vol. 398, no. 10306, pp. 1111-1113. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01731-1

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