Conference Report- Special Collection: Innovate for Impact in Diabetes

Reframing diabetes mellitus care in South Africa through lived experience, peer support and advocacy: Lessons from the 2025 Diabetes Summit

Melanie A. Pienaar, Alexandra van Essche, Sandhya Singh, Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Kibachio J. Mwangi
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | Vol 18, No 2 | a5578 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v18i2.5578 | © 2026 Melanie A. Pienaar, Alexandra van Essche, Sandhya Singh, Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Kibachio J. Mwangi | This work is licensed under Other
Submitted: 30 April 2026 | Published: 17 August 2026

About the author(s)

Melanie A. Pienaar, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Alexandra van Essche, Diabetes Alliance, Pretoria, South Africa
Sandhya Singh, Diabetes Alliance, Pretoria, South Africa
Patrick Ngassa Piotie, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and Department of Public Health, Medical School, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
Kibachio J. Mwangi, World Health Organization, Pretoria, South Africa

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Keywords

lived experiences; diabetes care; peer support; advocacy

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