Background Diabetes is a noncommunicable disease that has attained great significance in
the sub-Saharan region, with Nigeria being the most affected. Many persons with the …

Climate change and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are considered the 21st Century's
major health and development challenges. Both pose a disproportionate burden on low-and …

Background Diabetes is one of the leading non-communicable diseases in Africa,
contributing to the increasing disease burden among the old adults. Thus, the aim of this …

Adverse cardiovascular outcomes are linked to higher burden of obesity and hypertension.
We conducted a secondary analysis of data for 5135 participants aged≥ 16 years from our …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a global public health
problem, which threatens Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) including Nigeria. Civil servants are at …

As chronic diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) require sustained person-centred
and community-based care. Given its direct link to communities and households, Primary …

This paper discusses how globalization and its elements are influencing health dynamics
and in particular Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Ghana. It assesses the growing burden …

Only a few African countries like Ethiopia and Mozambique have long standing National
Public Health Institutes (NPHI). However, since the large 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease …

Objective: This study aimed to provide insights into vegetable consumption behavior of
urban Nigerian consumers across different Socio-Economic Classes (SEC), their main food …

Background The rapid epidemiologic transition of diseases has adverse implications for low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Nigeria due to their limited healthcare, weaker …