Strategies that enabled access to chronic care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond in South Africa

CONCLUSION: The findings of this study revealed a range of effective and noteworthy approaches that facilitated access to treatment and continuity of care. As a result, enhancing telemedicine as well as structural systems such as appointment scheduling, decanting choices, mobile and medication home delivery can improve access to care and treatment.CONTRIBUTION: The burden of disease and avoidable death will be eventually addressed by maximising the use of telemedicine and sustaining the new norm of ongoing care through digital and remote care and decanting strategies.PMID:38628228 | PMC:PMC11019043 | DOI:10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2412
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