HIV service delivery platforms (such as HIV prevention, counselling and testing for most at-
risk and vulnerable populations) can be built on for delivering an integrated and …

There is no doubt that communicable diseases will remain the predominant health problem
for the populations in sub-Saharan Africa, including adults, for the next 10--20 years …

South Africa is experiencing an increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases
(NCDs), which imposes a heavy burden on healthcare services. The South African …

The prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in East Africa is rising rapidly. Although the
epidemiologic, demographic, and nutritional transitions are well under way in low-income …

Noncommunicable diseases cause 41 million deaths each year and accounts for an
estimated 71% of all deaths globally. 1 Of the deaths caused by noncommunicable …

Efforts to Address the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases Need Local Evidence and
Shared Lessons from High-Burden Countries - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM …

Summary 15 years after its first democratic election, South Africa is in the midst of a profound
health transition that is characterised by a quadruple burden of communicable, non …

There is evidence that the prevalence of certain non-communicable diseases, such as
diabetes and hypertension, is increasing rapidly in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Others, such …

Objective In Africa, mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is projected to
overtake the combined mortality from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional …

With non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) projected to become leading causes of morbidity
and mortality in developing countries, research is needed to improve the primary care …