Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Rockers, Peter C."

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Access to medicines for asthma, diabetes and hypertension in eight counties of Kenya

Wirtz, Veronika J.; Turpin, Kristen; Laing, Richard O.; Mukiira, Carol K.; Rockers, Peter C. (Wiley, 2018)

OBJECTIVES: To assess access to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) medicines in Kenya for patients diagnosed and prescribed treatment for asthma, diabetes and hypertension. METHODS: Households in eight purposively chosen ...
Perceptions of Kenyan adults on access to medicines for non-communicable diseases: A qualitative study

Onyango, Monica Adhiambo; Vian, Taryn; Hirsch, Isabel; Salvi, Devashri D.; Laing, Richard; Rockers, Peter C.; Ashigbie, Paul G.; Wirtz, Veronika J. (Public Library of Science, 2018)

In Kenya, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 27% of all deaths. Adult Kenyans have an 18% chance of dying prematurely from cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chronic respiratory diseases. A Novartis ...
Study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial of an NCD access to medicines initiative: evaluation of Novartis Access in Kenya

Rockers, Peter C.; Wirtz, Veronika J.; Vian, Taryn; Onyango, Monica A.; Ashigbie, Paul G.; Laing, Richard (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)

INTRODUCTION: Novartis recently launched Novartis Access, an initiative to provide a basket of reduced price medicines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to be sold through the public and private nonprofit sectors ...