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Article from mms-bulletin:
Bulletin No. 106, November 2007
A great challenge for NGOs
Fighting chronic diseases in low and middle income countries
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Francisca Merino, Bettina Schwethelm
| Building on existing expertise and commitment to vulnerable populations, non-governmental organizations must become advocates and active participants in the fight against chronic diseases in low and middle income countries. Donor agencies, governments, and the public must recognize NGOs as strong partners and allies that will play a key role in countering this epidemic.
Bulletin No. 115, February 2010
Integrating diabetes prevention and care into the routine services at the primary care level
The need for sustained support in Bosnia
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Bettina Schwethelm, Suzana Hadzialjevic, Aida Muslic, Damir Lalicic
| As in many health systems in Eastern Europe and the CIS, the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic diseases in Bosnia and Herzegovina was until recently managed at the secondary level. Using the interest of the government to strengthen the role of family medicine in routine patient care and health promotion, Partnerships in Health worked with the primary and secondary level of the Ministry of Health and the Diabetes Patient Association to integrate routine diabetes care into the existing primary health care structures. The project is an example of a successful public-private partnership.