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Item Non-Communicable Disease Epidemics Approaches to Prevention and Control in Sub-Saharan Africa(The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), 2019) Juma, Pamela A.; Juma, Kenneth; Yonga, GeraldNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are on the increase globally. It is estimated that NCDs accounted for 72 per cent of mortality globally in 2016, with 80 per cent of these NCD deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (WHO, 2013; Forouzanfar et al., 2015). Four out of a large range of NCDs – cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory illnesses – have been identified as being responsible for the greatest share of the burden (WHO, 2013). These four diseases (or disease groups) also share a set of four risk factors, namely tobacco use, unhealthy diet, harmful alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity.Item The Parenting Shift: Becoming an Intentional and Responsible Caregiver in a Dynamic Setting.(Neno Publishers, 2024) Nzioka, Agnes WavinyaThe Parenting Shift by Agnes W. Nzioka answers the question, why yet another book on parenting? Haven't we been parenting for thousands of years? However, by the time you finish reading this eight-chapter book, you will be convinced that there is a need to relook at this topic from today's perspective. More importantly, there is hope for parents in this generation who may not have been adequately trained to tackle the complexities of this generation. Drawing from the academic disciplines of medicine, psychology, sociology and communication. Agnes provides nuggets for the necessary shift in parenting. The author is not shy to use biblical principles and personal experience to demonstrate that : parenting (which) is not for cowards" can be successfully done.