PEN-CONNECT

How do you implement an evidence-based intervention in a complex health system, and make it work in practice?

Yesterday, our team at @lmu.de hosted a workshop on implementation science frameworks within PEN-CONNECT.

🔗 Read more about the workshop: pen-connect.org/how-do-you-i...

Field visit to Nhamatanda highlights community engagement in chronic care - PEN-Connect In October 2025, partners of the PEN-Connect consortium conducted a

During our field visit to Nhamatanda, we saw how integrated chronic care connects clinical services, community engagement and the “Diabetes” song.

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Connecting primary and district care for people with multiple long-term conditions in Mozambique: why and how? ⤵️

Hypertension, diabetes and mental conditions are rising, while health systems are often not organised for long-term care.

🔍 Read more about our approach: tinyurl.com/yadhwbch

🇪🇺 Funded by Horizon Europe in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases.
#diabetes #T1D #sicklecell #heartdisease #childhealth #healthequity

🔗 More about the project and our research approach: pen-connect.org
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London, NCDI Poverty Network, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, UMC Utrecht, Global Health UMC Utrecht, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

📍 The project was recently launched in Maputo, co-hosted by @Universidade Eduardo Mondlane and @NCDI Poverty Network, and welcomed representatives from the EU, the Mozambican Ministry of Health, international research institutions, and local partners.

Over the next five years, we build institutional research capacity and promote cross-country learning between partner institutions in Africa and Europe.

With PEN-CONNECT, we study how to strengthen collaboration between primary care and district hospitals. Our international consortium, coordinated by @UMC Utrecht, includes partners in Mozambique, Germany and the UK.

PEN-CONNECT launches in Maputo

Chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes and mental health problems are rising in many low- and middle-income countries. For people living with more than one long-term condition, care is often fragmented, with limited coordination between clinics and hospitals.