As global donors shift their efforts from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCD), it is critical to capitalize on our prior mistakes and successes. Policy makers and public health administrators are often looking for magic bullets: drugs or treatments to eradicate disease. Yet, each potential magic bullet requires consistent, daily implementation and adherence to a new set of ha...

The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and NCD risk factors in Malaysia have risen substantially in the last two decades. The Malaysian Ministry of Health responded by implementing, "The National Strategic Plan for Non-Communicable Diseases (NSP-NCD) 2010-2014", and the "NCD Prevention 1Malaysia" (NCDP-1M) programme. This paper outlines the primary health system context in which the...

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease influenced by interactions between teeth, biofilm, dietary factors, and various biological, behavioral, sociocultural, genetic factors. Recent research has shown that dental results from dysbiosis, an imbalance in the oral microbial community, shifting concept infectious to non-communicable (NCD). shares similarities with other chronic NCDs such as card...

INTRODUCTION In developing countries, mortality and disability from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising considerably. The effect of social determinants of NCDs-attributed mortality, from the context of developing countries, is poorly understood. This study examines the burden and socio-economic determinants of adult mortality attributed to NCDs in eastern Tigray, Ethiopia. METHODS We f...

The Disease Control Priorities (DCP) project has substantially influenced national and global health priorities since 1993. DCP’s basic framework involves identification of disease burdens based on premature deaths and disability and application of the most cost-effective interventions to the largest burdens, taking into account local feasibility. The future impact of DCP will need to take into...

Background World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) charts have been employed to predict the risk of cardiovascular outcome in heterogeneous settings. The aim of this research is to assess the prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors and to estimate the cardiovascular risk among adults aged >40 years, utilizing the risk charts alone, and by the ad...

There has been a rise in non-communicable diseases (NCD) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), driven by westernization, urbanization and unhealthy lifestyles. The prevalence of NCDs their risk factors vary considerably SSA between countries the various sub-populations. A study documented stroke ranging from 0.07 to 0.3%, diabetes mellitus 0 16%, hypertension 6 48%, obesity 0.4 43%, current smoking 71%. nu...

Background: Non-communicable disease (NCD) burden is rapidly overtaking communicable in India, including TB, HIV, water-borne or vector-borne diseases. Bank employees' jobs are physically sedentary and also involve a lot of mental stress. So that the current study was carried out to determine prevalence NCD risk factors among Gadag district bank employees. Methods: A cross sectional employees f...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging public health problem globally. NAFLD one of the most common diseases worldwide and cause abnormal enzymes in many developed countries. estimated to afflict approximately 1 billion individuals worldwide. An 20-30 % general population afflicted from it In India could be a silent epidemic with its prevalence ranging 9-32%. Studies have show...

INTRODUCTION Developing countries confront double jeopardy of prevalent infectious disease and increasing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) with imminent projected epidemic proportions. Nigeria has witnessed tremendous socio-economic changes and rural to urban migration culminating in emergence of NCD. The impact of these diseases on the lives of people is enormous when measured in terms of outco...