The first diagnosis of a strange new disease entity may lead to its identification and practical measures to halt its spread. When signs point to anticipated or surprise epidemics and pandemics, and when the real threat of bioterrorism emerges, multisectoral preparation and training are of utmost ...
BackgroundChandigarh healthy heart action project (CHHAP) was initiated in 2004 to increase awareness in the community for the major NCD risk factors by health promotion, training of health staff for CVD risk assessment and management, and surveillance of NCD risk factors.MethodsKey strategies includ...
1 Countries of low and middle income now have a large burden of non-communicable disease, which overlaps with the unfinished agenda of communicable diseases; the risk factors of poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, tobacco use, and alcohol misuse are common to both categories of disease.2, 3, 4, 5...
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Changes in readiness score according to different domains: (A) Overall service readiness score (B) Diabetes service readiness score (C) CVD service readiness score and (D) CRD services readiness score; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CRD, chronic respiratory disease; NFHS, Nepal Health Facility Survey...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), notably cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, are largely driven by metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of critical risk factors. Despite extensive research, the progression of MetS, especially in Indones
Taipei's Use of a Multi-Channel Mass Risk Communication Program to Rapidly Reverse an Epidemic of Highly Communicable Disease Muh-Yong Yen1,2*, Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu3,4, Allen Wen-Hsiang Chiu1,5, Wing-Wai Wong1, Po-En Wang6, Ta-Chien Chan3, Chwan-Chuen King3* 1...
1Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Box LG 13, Legon, Accra, Ghana, 2Disease Control and Prevention Department, Ghana Health Service, Box KB 493, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana, 3Yale University, New Haven, USA, 4World Health Or...
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It is also found that short stature is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular heart disease [19–22]. A U-shaped association is found with quartiles of stature, mainly among women [23]. The leg length has recently been identified as a risk factor for the cardiovascular disease [24]...