Creating the building blocks for better treatment and control of non-communicable diseases among poor and vulnerable households in Malaysia and the Philippines
Year of award: 2016
Grantholders
Prof Martin McKee
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Dina Balabanova
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Bayard Roberts
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Alicia Renedo
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Prof Antonio Dans
University of the Philippines
Prof Khalid Yusoff
UCSI University
Project summary
This project seeks to explore and overcome the barriers faced by poor and vulnerable patients with hypertension in Malaysia and the Philippines. It will particularly focus on local knowledge of how to clinically manage hypertension. The research team will use a mixed-methods approach, including the use of innovative open-source mobile technology to record patients’ experience.