The co-occurrence of health burdens in transitioning populations, particularly in specific
socioeconomic and cultural contexts, calls for conceptual frameworks to improve …

Background Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations
requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of …

The burgeoning epidemic of diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major global health
challenges. We systematically reviewed the published literature to provide a summary …

Background Although a preventable and treatable disease, tuberculosis causes more than a
million deaths each year. As countries work towards achieving the Sustainable …

The interaction between diabetes and major world infections like TB is a major public health
concern because of rapidly rising levels of diabetes. The dual burden of tuberculosis (TB) …

There are 425 million people with diabetes mellitus in the world. By 2045, this figure will
grow to over 600 million. Diabetes mellitus is classified among noncommunicable diseases …

The worldwide increase in the prevalence of diabetes has been most notable in TB-endemic
countries and has led to the re-emerging importance of the association between these two …

WHO estimates that 9 million people developed active tuberculosis in 2013 and 1· 5 million
people died from it. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) …

Diabetes triples the risk for active tuberculosis, thus the increasing burden of type 2 diabetes
will help to sustain the present tuberculosis epidemic. Recommendations have been made …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) poses a significant risk for the development of active
tuberculosis (TB) and complicates its treatment. However, there is inconclusive evidence on …