Building linkages between private pharmacies and public facilities to improve diabetes and hypertension care in urban areas of Nepal: a protocol for implementation research

Abstract Background Rapid urbanization is accelerating in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which impacts health behaviors and contributes to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and hypertension. As primary care services are overstretched, urban residents rely on pharmacies, cr...

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Published in:	Archives of Public Health
Main Authors:	Grishu Shrestha, Deepak Joshi, Helen Elsey, Abhigyna Bhattarai, Parash Mani Sapkota, Bassey Ebenso, Raju Raman Neupane, Bryony Dawkins, Sampurna Kakchapati, Sujan Poudel, Shreeman Sharma, Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Chandra Baral
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Pharmacy Diabetes Hypertension Public-private linkage System-linkage Nepal
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01586-4