The Wearables for Wellness pilot: data-enabled primary care in an LMIC context

Non-Communicable disease (NCD), also referred to as a chronic disease is a major health concern due to its magnitude and high social cost [1]. The incorporation of personalized data has been challenging, therefore, data from wearable/digital health devices along with other health parameters provide an opportunity to make NCD risk assessment more comprehensive, dynamic, and accurate over a lifetime, which may help in the prevention of NCD [2]. With an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, especially CVDs in developing countries, and a trend of non-adherence to medication that increases in older adults, we set out to monitor our patients' wellness and enable the early detection of disease onset.