
RespondAfrica
@respondafrica
RESPOND-AFRICA is a group of researchers from Tanzania, Uganda, and the UK focusing on #NCDs such as #diabetes and #hypertension in Africa.
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https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/RespondAfrica 02-02-2021 11:38:42
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Delighted to share a new paper published yesterday in PLOS Global Public Health Prevalence of microvascular & macrovascular complications in newly diagnosed #type 2 diabetes in low & middle-income countries: A systematic review& meta-analysis tinyurl.com/4zpkdwae Congrats to the authors!


It's not scientifically correct to replicate diabetes treatment guidelines from developed countries. Our research at MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit is revealing distinct types of diabetes in our communities - Dr. Davis Kibirige, Consultant Physician at NCD Programme #2022AnnualScientificConference


🏢 John Roberts started working at the University of Liverpool and then at LSTM. That's how he got into research, as he explains on #INTEAFRICA website. Find out the full story of the Financial Grant Manager at RespondAfrica.👇 📲 ow.ly/7rJw50JFskx #BeatNTDs #NTDs cc @capicchio


Latest Podcast from LSTM: Embracing the challenge of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the East African communities bit.ly/3bY2jCr RespondAfrica National Institute for Health and Care Research EDCTP



HIV-NCD integration: We can't just put numbers in front of policymakers, says Dr Zipporah Ali Zipporah Ali MD. We need to put faces - the person front & centre - and to meaningfully involve people living with NCDs and HIV to co-create services. #AIDS2022





Thank you Ewan for a well run and informative course. Great feedback from the team! Thank you also to NIHR Global Health


Congratulations Birungi Josephine presenting #INTEAFRICA findings at #GACDASM2023. Well done!

Exciting news! Our own Dr. Josephine Birungi's presentation on the innovative integrated care model for HIV & NCDs proposed by the @inteafrica study was awarded for best cost saving option in Africa at the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) Scientific Meeting in Singapore 2023. Congs Josephine & team!


Listen to Dr.Ivan B Namakoola describe the aim of the #INTEAFRICA trial.

Very pleased to see publication of a Results in Brief article on #INTEAFRICA available in six languages from EU Research Results cordis.europa.eu/article/id/447…
