Readiness for non-communicable disease service delivery in Ethiopia: an empirical analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethiopia's health system is overwhelmed by the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In this study, we assessed the availability of and readiness for NCD services and the interaction of NCD services with other essential and non-NCD services.

Methods

The analysis focused on four main NCD services: diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancer screening. We used data from the 2018 Ethiopian Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) survey. As defined by the World Health Organization, readiness, both general and service-specific, was measured based on the mean percentage availability of the tracer indicators, such as trained staff and guidelines, equipment, diagnostic capacity, and essential medicines an

SUBMITTER: Tesema AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375874 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature