Readiness of Sub-Saharan Africa Healthcare Systems for the New Pandemic, Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Table 1

Examples of interventions to improve patient adherence to diabetes treatment in SSA.

Country	Summary of intervention	Outcomes
Mozambique [42]	Improvement of care through establishment of partnerships and systematic care	Increased information about diabetes and access to care for patients
Rwanda [50]
Cameroon [27, 66]	Integration of diabetes care into primary care facilities	Reduced transportation barriers and improved patient retention rates
Kenya [33]
Kenya [52]	Cell phone-based home glucose monitoring programs	The clinical outcomes have not been evaluated yet
DRC [68]
Kenya [34]	Establishment of home-based screening for diabetes	No improvement in clinical outcomes
Nigeria [69]	Introduction of self-monitoring blood glucose programs	No improvement in clinical outcomes
Kenya [35]
Cameroon [70]
South Africa [67]	Establishing of mobile testing units	Improvement in linkage to care
Ghana [71]	Setting off electronic reminders on risk management for diabetic patients	Increased adherence to treatment and reducing of FBG
Cameroon [72, 73]	Different approaches to establish peer support for diabetes patients	Increased adherence to treatment and improvement in clinical outcomes
Kenya [36, 44]