Prioritisation of interventions for communities during second meeting (includes examples for discussion purposes)
| Problem to be addressed | Intervention(s) | Ranking of this intervention by participants | Why is this important? | Why is this a priority versus other interventions? |
| Low quality of management of diabetes | Better access to diagnostic tools at PHC Healthcare worker training Training of nurses | 2 | Communities feel that diabetes is poorly managed | Priority due to high level of poor outcomes of people with diabetes |
| Lack of knowledge of NTDs | Media campaigns of NTDs Posters in community on selected NTD Use of community as educators on NTD | 3 | Communities feel that they do not have sufficient information on NTD to be able to address this health concern effectively | Priority as people are not able to address their own health concerns |
| Women feel overburdened with care of people with chronic diseases | Development of women’s groups Peer support networks Strengthening of PHC | 1 | Women are missing out on other opportunities due to burden of care | Priority as women feel that they are unable to address other roles and also be economically productive |
| Access to medicines for hypertension is poor | Training of pharmacists Coordination meetings with people responsible for supply systems | 4 | People diagnosed with hypertension are not able to access medicines and need to pay high prices for these in private sector | Priority as this impacts management of hypertension as well as being a financial burden on households |
NCD, non-communicable diseases; NTD, neglected tropical diseases; PHC, primary healthcare.