Primary Care Practice

New paper in PCI’s Primary Care Practice series: WHO NCD kits as an entry point to training in emergencies

The third paper in our Primary Care Practice series is out now. Entitled ‘WHO NCD kits as an entry point to training in emergencies’ In this paper, we explore the WHO Non-Communicable Diseases Kit (NCDK) initiative, which aims to enhance the management of patients with NCDs in emergency settings, particularly in regions with displaced populations. … Read more …

New paper in PCI’s Primary Care Practice series: a model for community NCD care in Uganda

The second paper in our Primary Care Practice series is out now. Entitled ‘A model for community-based hypertension and diabetes care in rural Uganda’, it looks at a project we worked on in partnership with LifeNet International, as part of our Letshego-funded multi-country Healthcare Innovation Programme. The partnership set out to evaluate the impact of … Read more …

Primary Care Practice launch: Adapting normative guidance for application in primary care

We are excited to launch the first article in our new Primary Care Practice* series: Adapting normative guidance for application in primary care: a case study in collaboration on Global Hearts with WHO drawing on experience from Jordan, Sudan and Sint Maarten. Co-authored by Dr Slim Slama (WHO), Julia Beart (PCI) and Dr Philippa Harris … Read more …