Description: This publication outlines a pilot study testing integrated hypertension and diabetes management in Guatemala’s primary care system using the WHO HEARTS model. It evaluates feasibility, acceptability, and early clinical and implementation outcomes to guide future scale‑up of HEARTS‑aligned chronic disease care.

Citation: Wellmann, I. A., Ayala, L. F., Rodríguez, J. J., Guetterman, T. C., Irazola, V., Palacios, E., Huffman, M. D., Rohloff, P., Heisler, M., Ramírez-Zea, M., & Flood, D. (2024). Implementing integrated hypertension and diabetes management using the World Health Organization’s HEARTS model: protocol for a pilot study in the Guatemalan national primary care system. Implementation science communications, 5(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00539-8

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