Capacity and site readiness for hypertension control program implementation in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.
Ikechukwu A OrjiAbigail S BaldridgeKasarachi OmitiranMainzhao GuoWhenayon Simeon AjisegiriTunde M OjoGabriel ShedulNamratha R KandulaLisa R HirschhornMark D HuffmanDike B OjjiPublished in: BMC health services research (2021)
This first systematic assessment of capacity and readiness for a system-level hypertension control program within the FCT of Nigeria demonstrated implementation feasibility based on the workforce, equipment, and paper-based information systems, but a critical need for essential medicine supply strengthening, health-worker training, and protocols for hypertension treatment and control in Nigeria.