نتایج جستجو برای: non communicable diseases ncds

تعداد نتایج: 2038814  

Journal: :South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde 2015
Hoosain Lalkhen Robert Mash

BACKGROUND Multimorbidity in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a complex global healthcare challenge that is becoming increasingly prevalent. In Africa, comorbidity of communicable diseases and NCDs is also increasing. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the extent of multimorbidity among patients with NCDs in South African (SA) primary healthcare (PHC). METHODS A dataset obtained from a previous morb...

2017
Theresa J. Allain Stephen Aston Gugulethu Mapurisa Thokozani N. Ganiza Ndaziona P. Banda Servace Sakala Andrew Gonani Robert S. Heyderman Ingrid Peterson

BACKGROUND The epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is widely recognised as the next major challenge to global health. However, in many LMICs, infectious diseases are still prevalent resulting in a "double burden" of disease. With increased life expectancy and longevity with HIV, older adults may particularly be at risk of this double burden. H...

Journal: :international journal of health policy and management 0
amirhossein takian department of global health and public policy, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran sara kazempour-ardebili diabetes research center, endocrinology and metabolism research institute, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

the 21st century is an era of great challenge for humankind; we are combating terrorism, climate change, poverty, human rights issues and last but not least non-communicable diseases (ncds). the burden of the latter has become so large that it is being recognized by world leaders globally as an area that it is in need of much greater attention. in light of this concern, the world health organiz...

2017
Fei Wu Hiroto Narimatsu Xiaoqiang Li Sho Nakamura Ri Sho Genming Zhao Yoshinori Nakata Wanghong Xu

China and Japan share numerous similarities other than their geographical proximity. Facing the great challenges of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), China and Japan have developed different preventive strategies and systems. While Japan has made great progress in primary prevention of NCDs through strong legislation, the 'Specific Health Check and Guidance System' and a unique licensed health ...

2017
Awoke Misganaw Tilahun N Haregu Kebede Deribe Gizachew Assefa Tessema Amare Deribew Yohannes Adama Melaku Azmeraw T Amare Semaw Ferede Abera Molla Gedefaw Muluken Dessalegn Yihunie Lakew Tolesa Bekele Mesoud Mohammed Biruck Desalegn Yirsaw Solomon Abrha Damtew Kristopher J Krohn Tom Achoki Jed Blore Yibeltal Assefa Mohsen Naghavi

BACKGROUND Ethiopia lacks a complete vital registration system that would assist in measuring disease burden and risk factors. We used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) estimates to describe the mortality burden from communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia over the last 25 years. METHODS GBD 2015 mainly used cause of death e...

2018
Mawuli Komla Kushitor Sandra Boatemaa

Despite the double burden of infectious and chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa, health care expenditure disproportionately favours infectious diseases. In this paper, we examine quantitatively the extent of this disproportionate access to diagnoses and treatment of diabetes, hypertension and malaria in Ghana. A total of 220 health facilities was surveyed across the country in 2011. Fin...

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