Background Since 1990, health priorities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSAF) have been set
primarily by epidemics of infectious diseases. For future global health efforts, it is important …

Background Although the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be
dominated by infectious diseases, countries in this region are undergoing a demographic …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading cause of death worldwide,
killing 41 million people each year—equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally. Among NCDs …

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) was established in
2017, after the west Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak. Upon creation, the role of Africa …

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 …

The challenge that Africa has of dealing with multiple burdens of disease, characterised by
high rates of infectious diseases such as HIV, AIDS, and tuberculosis, alongside non …

Objectives. National trends in age-standardised death rates (ASDRs) for non communicable
diseases (NCDs) in South Africa (SA) were identified between 1997 and 2010. Methods. As …

Background Population-level health and mortality data are crucial for evidence-informed
policy but scarce in Nigeria. To fill this gap, we undertook a comprehensive assessment of …

The publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) and the
accompanying collection of Lancet articles in December 2012 provided the most …

Background Availability of data to assess the population health and provision and quality of
health care in Saudi Arabia has been lacking. In 2010, Saudi Arabia began a major …