Primary care in Tunisia: improving diabetes management

Primary care in Tunisia: improving diabetes management [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:04

Tunisia, like most countries of the world, is experiencing an alarming rise in the number of people with diabetes: the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in adults over 30 year of age rose from 4.2% in 1976 to 10% in 1995. In response, the Tunisian Ministry of Public Health have developed a National Programme of diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension) management in primary care. Initially introduced in 1993, the Programme was then implemented throughout the country in 1998.

Issue:

Volume 48 | Issue 3 [2]

Author:

Alberti Hugh [3]

Nabli Mounira [4]

Boudriga Nessiba [5]

Attachment:

article_34_en.pdf [6]

Keywords:

Tunisia, Primary Care, Education, Patient-centred care, National Programme

Section:

Health Delivery [7]

Theme:

Education [8]

National diabetes programmes [9]

Developing countries [10]