Conference Report- Special Collection: Innovate for Impact in Diabetes

Delivering diabetes care in underserved communities in South Africa: Insights from the 2025 Diabetes Summit Workshop

Khutso G. Phalane, Wyvine A. Bapolisi, Nelisiwe Mkize, Rivoningo Gonani, Kibachio J. Mwangi, Melanie Pienaar, Patrick Ngassa Piotie
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | Vol 18, No 2 | a5579 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v18i2.5579 | © 2026 Khutso G. Phalane, Wyvine A. Bapolisi, Nelisiwe Mkize, Rivoningo Gonani, Kibachio J. Mwangi, Melanie Pienaar, Patrick Ngassa Piotie | This work is licensed under Other
Submitted: 30 April 2026 | Published: 18 August 2026

About the author(s)

Khutso G. Phalane, Health and Related Sciences, Science Advisory Programme, Academy of Science of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Wyvine A. Bapolisi, Center for Tropical Diseases and Global Health, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nelisiwe Mkize, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Rivoningo Gonani, Academy of Science of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Kibachio J. Mwangi, World Health Organization, Pretoria, South Africa
Melanie Pienaar, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 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

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Keywords

Diabetes; South Africa; underserved communities; structural; socio-economic barriers

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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