About the Authors

Giulia Segafredo

Contributed equally to this work with: Giulia Segafredo, Ugo Fedeli

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

g.segafredo@cuamm.org

Affiliation Planning and Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy

Anil Kapur

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation World Diabetes Foundation, Bagsvaerd, Denmark

Claudia Robbiati

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Program Department, Doctors with Africa CUAMM Angola, Luanda, Angola

Nsuka Joseph

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation DAT TB Dispensary, Luanda, Angola

Joseth Rita de Sousa

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Non Communicable Diseases Section, Ministry of Health, Luanda, Angola

Giovanni Putoto

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Planning and Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy

Fabio Manenti

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Program Department, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy

Andrea Atzori

Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation International Relations Department, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy

Ugo Fedeli

Contributed equally to this work with: Giulia Segafredo, Ugo Fedeli

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Epidemiological Department (SER), Azienda Zero, Padova, Italy

Competing Interests

AK receives Honorarium as member of WDF Board and owns shares in Novo Nordisk A/S. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.