Journal of Forensic Medicine

Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam 11103, Tanzania

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Integrating Tuberculosis and Diabetes: Innovative Strategies to Enhance Healthcare Delivery for Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
  Author(s): Kenneth Chamba*
  
  Numerous evidence-based health interventions, especially within low-income contexts, have not yielded the anticipated outcomes. To tackle systemic obstacles in healthcare delivery, we devised the Adaptive Diseases Control Expert Programme (ADEPT) in Tanzania. Our focus was on examining the workability, acceptability, and effectiveness of this model using tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) as prototypes. This initiative followed an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type-3 design, which was executed in the Dar es Salaam, Iringa, and Kilimanjaro regions. The approach involved a gradual training methodology facilitated by web-based platforms that incorporated Gibbs' reflective cycle. We expanded health facilities providing TB services to encompass DM diagnostic capabilities, including glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measurements. To ensure adherence, a .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2472-1026.2023.8.208

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