Non-Communicable Disease Epidemics Approaches to Prevention and Control in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Date
2019
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The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)
Abstract
Non-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.
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Prevention and Control
Citation
Juma, P. A., Juma, K., & Yonga, G. (2019). Non-Communicable Disease Epidemics Approaches to Prevention and Control in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA).