Community and health staff perceptions on non-communicable disease management in El Salvador's health system: a qualitative study.
Nicole VidalMontserrat León GarciaMarta JiménezKeven BermúdezPol De VosPublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
The Salvadoran public health system has been able to strengthen its comprehensive approach to NCDs, combining a clinical approach - including long-term follow-up - with a preventive community-based strategy. The structural collaboration between the health system and the (self-) organised community has been essential for identifying failings, discuss tensions and work out adapted solutions.