This systematic review aims to document salt consumption patterns and the implementation
status and potential impact of salt reduction initiatives in Africa, from studies published …

A timely inquiry into how domestic politics and global health governance interact in Africa.
Global health campaigns, development aid programs, and disaster relief groups have been …

Introduction: hypertension is a longstanding problem in Zambia, yet little is known about its
prevalence and risk factors, particularly in rural and urban settings. Identifying geographical …

Objective Adherence to hypertension treatment is a major public health challenge for low
and middle-income countries particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. One potential reason could …

Background Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of mortality and
morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa, including Zambia, where cardiovascular diseases account …

Background Hypertension is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular morbidities in
Ghana and represents a major public health concern. There is dearth of information on the …

Objective Hypertension (HTN) control is a major obstacle among sub-Saharan African
populations partly due to poor self-management. We explored and compared how persons' …

Despite the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases in South Africa, there
remains a dearth of nationally representative geographic analysis of the prevalence and risk …

Data collected for the World Heart Federation's Scorecard project regarding the current state
of cardiovascular disease prevention, control and management, along with related non …

Objective The objective of this study is to quantify and compare the effect of excess dietary
salt on immune cell activation and blood pressure in HIV versus HIV negative individuals …