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Integrating non-communicable disease screening to COVID-19 and human immunodeficiency virus care in Johannesburg South Africa: a pilot model for low- and middle-income countries

Key takeaways

This study tested a way to check for chronic diseases in HIV clinics. It involved 461 people in South Africa. It shows that adding these checks can work in busy clinics. It is a pilot test, so it is a first step, not a final proof.

Who did this work

Niraksha Jithoo (Tris Pharma (United States)) · Nomathemba Chandiwana (Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation) · Oludoyinmola Ojifinni (University of the Witwatersrand) · Jeffery Wing (University of the Witwatersrand)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-17
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1825868