Viewpoint: scaling up testing services for non-communicable diseases in Africa: priorities for implementation research.
S Jaffar;
A Amberbir;
N Kayuni;
C Musicha;
M Nyirenda 
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(2013)
Viewpoint: scaling up testing services for non-communicable diseases in Africa: priorities for implementation research.
Tropical medicine & international health, 18 (11).
pp. 1353-1356.
ISSN 1360-2276
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12180
;
(2013)
Viewpoint: scaling up testing services for non-communicable diseases in Africa: priorities for implementation research.
Tropical medicine & international health, 18 (11).
pp. 1353-1356.
ISSN 1360-2276
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12180
The burden of non-communicable diseases in Africa is rising rapidly and implementation of evidence-based control strategies is needed urgently. Testing people for hypertension and diabetes will be an important component in the fight against these diseases, as voluntary counselling and testing was for HIV-infection. We discuss the below the areas where we believe evidence is needed to inform policy.
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