Indoor Air Quality and Severity of COVID-19: Where Communicable and Non-communicable Preventive Measures Meet

Air Pollution and Primordial Prevention of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

Emerging non-communicable disease epidemic in Africa: preventive measures from the WHO Regional Office for Africa.

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) commissioned a study to compile and analyze published reports on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa to build evidence on the burden of NCDs in the region. Anecdotally, little information or literature was available on this subject. The objective of the study was to establish the status of NCDs in Africa by using publish...

Non-Communicable Disease Preventive Screening by HIV Care Model

IMPORTANCE The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic has evolved, with an increasing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden emerging and need for long-term management, yet there are limited data to help delineate the optimal care model to screen for NCDs for this patient population. OBJECTIVE The primary aim was to compare rates of NCD preventive screening in persons living with HIV/AIDS...

Biosecurity and Non-Communicable Diseases

Although the traditional biosecurity paradigm is concerned with the deliberate misuse of biological agents, in recent years national security strategies have widened in scope to address a much wider spectrum of biological threats. This expanding remit, partly spurred by the high-profile epidemics of the early 2000s, still does not include conditions that have been traditionally conceived as non...

Where did all the other non-communicable diseases go?

Serious consideration is needed about which non-communicable diseases to discuss at this month’s United Nations meeting if people in low income countries are to benefit. The diseases selected are more problematic in high income than in low income countries. Stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and chronic obstructive lung disease primarily affect older adults while low income countries remain large...

Comparing Health Service Reception in Individuals with and Without Non-communicable Diseases Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Shahrekord Cohort Study

Introduction: The utilization of health services is an opportunity for using health services by the needy. Since COVID-19 can have significant effects on all life dimensions, including the utilization patterns, especially in patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), this study aimed to determine and compare the extent of utilizing health services by individuals with and without NCDs in th...