Grant: Team Grant: GACD 2021: NCD risk prevention across the life course - Open Pool

Chronic diseases are a cause of sickness and death among many adults living in low-income countries in Africa. We propose a research program that will implement training for nurses so that they can detect and manage chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes in Tanzania, a country with a severe shortage of doctors. We will support this nurse training strategy through the use of a digital health platform that they can use in their clinics to manage patients with these diseases. The platform will also send text messages to patients to educate them about their chronic disease and provide support for them to stay on their medications. The digital platform will also communicate with patients who are at risk for chronic diseases to help them develop healthy lifestyles for prevention.