Bringing Diabetes & Hypertension Care Closer to Communities

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is working in partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Health (ECDoH), local organisations and the community to improve services for patients with chronic health conditions, with a focus on type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
This includes supporting primary healthcare facilities to improve standards of care for chronic diseases, establishing external Pick-Up Points in rural areas where patients can collect their medicines and have basic health services closer to home, and empowering communities to form Healthy Lifestyle groups focused on taking care of their own health and well-being.