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

Table 2

Examples of integration of diabetes care into other health platforms in SSA.

Country	Platform	Actions taken
Malawi [31]	TB-integrate HIV, TB, and diabetes	(i) Improved patients’ knowledge; (ii) Facilitated access to treatment; (iii) Created EMR
Kenya [34, 52]	PEPFAR platform (AMPATH)	(i) Trained healthcare workers in diabetes care; (ii) Improved diagnostic capacity; (iii) Created a database of diabetics; (iv) Created home-based diabetes screening programs
Uganda [76]	Community-based HIV programs	(i) Screening of diabetes and other NCDs; (ii) Achieved a 63% linkage to care for diabetes
South Africa [67]	Community-based HIV programs	(i) Screening of diabetes and other NCDs; (ii) Use of mobile testing units to reduce transportation barriers
Kenya [33]	MSF HIV platform	(i) Integrated management of diabetes and HIV; (ii) Educated patients in healthy lifestyles
Ethiopia [25]	International Center for Diabetes Care and Treatment programs (ICAP)	(i) Applied lessons learned from HIV care to diabetes; (ii) Established EMRs for diabetes