Protocol for an evaluation of the initiation of an integrated longitudinal outpatient care model for severe chronic non-communicable diseases (PEN-Plus) at secondary care facilities (district hospitals) in 10 lower-income countries

Introduction The Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions—Plus (PEN-Plus) is a strategy decentralising care for severe non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including type 1 diabetes, rheumatic heart disease and sickle cell disease, to increase access to care. In the PEN-Plus model, mid...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Archana Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Robert Kalyesubula, Isaac Ssinabulya, Zipporah Ali, Alma J Adler, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Neil Gupta, Meghnath Dhimal, Bhagawan Koirala, Gedeon Ngoga, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Gene Kwan, Gene Bukhman, Lilian Mbau, Beatriz Manuel, Giovanni Putoto, Santigie Sesay, Emily B Wroe, Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Sergio Chicumbe, Lauren Brown, Abha Shrestha, Lucia González, Matthew M Coates, Jones K Masiye, Mary Theodory Mayige, Wubaye Walelgne Dagnaw, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Ana Mocumbi, Ryan McBain, Apoorva Gomber, Fabio Manenti, Roma Chilengi, Yogesh Jain, Sam Patel, Gladwell Gathecha, Julie Makani, Amy McLaughlin, Celina Trujillo, Laura Drown, Reuben Mutagaywa, Todd Ruderman, Gina Ferrari, Chantelle Boudreaux, Humberto Muquingue, Mary Mayige, Jonathan Chiwanda Banda, Andrea Atzori, Neusa Bay, Wondu Bekele, Victoria M Bhambhani, Remy Bitwayiki Nkwiro, Dawson Calixte, Katia Domingues, Darius Fenelon, Innocent Kamali, Catherine Karekezi, Alexio Mangwiro, Fastone Mathew Goma, Emmanuel Mensah, Nicole Mocumbi Salipa, Alvern Mutengerere, Marta Patiño, Devashri Salvi, Fameti Taero, Emílio Tostão, Sterman Toussaint, Abhijit Gadewar, Sunil Jadhao, Chetanya Malik, Alma Adler, Victoria Bhambhani, Susan Donnellan, Kaita Domingues, Sheila Klassen, Andrew Marx, Maia Olsen, Catherine Player, Ramon Ruiz, Ada Thapa, Leslie Wentworth, Allison Westervelt, Ariana Wolgin, Emily Yale, Michael Abiyu, Lemma Ayele, Zelalem Mengistu, Temesgen Sileshi, Natnael Alemayehu, Natnael A Abebe, Nancy Larco, Gideon Ayodo, Peter Mokaya, Jones Masiye, Evelyn Chibwe, Noel Kasomekera, Nicole M Salipa, Riaze Rafik, Lucy Ramirez, Shiva Adhikary, Krishna Aryal, Phanindra Baral, Biraj Karmachaya, Abhinav Vaidhya, Ann Akiteng, Frank Mugabe, Sarah Asio Eragu, Bernard Bukar, Namasiku Siyumbwa, Wibroad Mutale, Kudakwashe Madzeke, Alaisa Mbiriri, Nyamayaro Wencelas, Porika Nyawai, Abaden Svisva, Laura Ruckstuhl
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2024-01-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e074182.full