title: Diabetes in Africa. Challenges to health care for diabetes in Africa.
abstract: The aim of this review is to summarize the contextual, clinical and health system challenges to the delivery of health care for diabetes in Africa. Planners need to allocate sufficient resources in a context where resources for health in general are insufficient. Choices need to be made between different options for health care within this context and mechanisms are required to facilitate the implementation of the selected options and ensure that quality of care is maintained.
authors.affiliation: Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Tanzania. david.whiting@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Whiting
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Nigel C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Unwin
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D007328:Insulin / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin