A Health Systems Approach to Non-Communicable Diseases in Uganda and Rwanda

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A Health Systems Approach to Non-Communicable Diseases in Uganda and Rwanda

Study Tour Summary Document: February 14–23, 2014 

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and the LIVESTRONG Foundation (LIVESTRONG) sponsored a delegation of US Senate staffers, policy experts, and researchers to Uganda and Rwanda to examine the key elements of the countries’ health systems, with a particular focus on how the countries are addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases. Strong health systems are the most sustainable way of improving health and saving lives at large scale. For a health system to address the needs of its people, it must: