Adaptation of a community health volunteer strategy for the management of hypertension and diabetes and detection of COVID-19 disease: a progamme for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan

Adaptation of a community health volunteer strategy for the management of hypertension and diabetes and detection of COVID-19 disease: a progamme for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan

Background: During humanitarian crises and severe epidemics, life-saving care for non-communicable disease must be sustained. Data from a 2019 household survey showed high rates of hypertension (39·5%), diabetes (19·3%), or both conditions (13·5%) in Syrian refugees aged 30 years and older in northe...

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Main Authors: Ruwan Ratnayake, MHS, Fatma Rawashdeh, MSc, Mohammad Bani Hani, MSc, Saleem Zoubi, RN, Muhammad Fawad, MBBS, Raeda AbuAlRub, PhD, Nahla Al-Ali, PhD, Ravi Goyal, PhD, Khaldoun Al-Amire, PhD, Rowaida AlMaaitah, PhD, Parveen Parmar, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X21001224

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