ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
Time to relook into Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Africa: A silent threat overwhelming global health in Africa.
Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Abstract
In Sub Saharan Africa, the morbidity and mortality rate from Non-Communicable Diseases is increasing more than in any place in the world. However, Sub-Saharan Africa faces many challenges such as problems with financing, health system issues, contending interests from industry actors as well as low NCD awareness levels, which have impeded all efforts to curb the burden of these diseases. This perspective discussed the causes, effects and the need to the prioritize prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Africa, together with practical recommendations. Some of the causes include fast urbanization, dietary changes, lack of health insurance and political instability amongst others, these have had huge implications on not only health indices but also socio-economic development in African countries. There is a need for political will and engagement, community engagement, behavioral changes, and interdisciplinary coordination to reduce the prevalence of NCDs in Africa.
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