Decentralising healthcare for diabetes and hypertension from secondary to primary level in a humanitarian setting in Kurdistan, Iraq: a qualitative study
While it is possible to decentralise diabetes and hypertension care from secondary to primary level in a humanitarian setting, multiple contextual factors must be considered, including supply chain strengthening and adaptation to existing workforce capacity. Our study findings may inform other actors exploring the decentralisation of NCD care elsewhere in Iraq and in other humanitarian settings.
Authors
- Bayard Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4482-5859)
- Karl Blanchet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0498-8020)
- Karwan M-Amen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3723-4903)
- Éimhín Ansbro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-1652)
- Nazar P. Shabila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8921-195X)
- Benjamin Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7396-4404)
- Ruth Willis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9570-7436)
- Sigiriya Aebischer Perone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4702-8671)
- Signe Frederiksen
- Kazhan I. Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4149-1374)
- Pablo Perel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-301X)
- Jytte Roswall
- Ismael AbdulKareem
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Hawler Medical University (IQ)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Catholic University in Erbil
- International Committee of the Red Cross (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12571-6
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48
Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Novo Nordisk