Opinion: To stem the tide of NCDs, redesign the health care systems

Peter Lamptey, retired Distinguished Scientist and President Emeritus at FHI 360, and Ann Aerts from the Novartis Foundation discuss the effectiveness of community-based care for cardiovascular disease in Ghana. FHI 360’s Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) worked with local shops and businesses to screen for hypertension and provided evidence and possibilities to replicate the work.