A large part of this chapter has dealt with infectious diseases and how these impact on individuals, communities and ultimately global health. To complete the story, it is necessary to consider non-communicable diseases since, apart from their primary effect on health andwell being, they c...
Traditionally, communicable diseases such as HIV, TB, and Malaria have long been the most prominent contributors to the disease burden. However, in the last two decades, the region has witnessed an epidemiological transition to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) [2]. Around 80% of all NCDs ...
Purpose Improving people’s quality of life (QoL) has become a prominent policy goal. However, nothing is known about how QoL evolves as people age, especially for those working in fruit orchards. This study aims to determine the associations of physical health and access to health services wit...
Rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly rising in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Systematic reviews satisfy the demand from practitioners and policy makers for prompt comprehensive evidence. The aim of this study is to review trends in NCD systematic reviews research output and...
In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise and have become a significant cause of mortality. Unfortunately, accessing affordable healthcare services can prove to be challenging for individuals who are unable to bear the expenses out of their pocke...
[21,64]. The GSDPAH adopts a facilitative, advocacy-based approach. It builds on a brief, earlier strategy that called attention to the role of tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity in the most prominent non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic obstructive ...
Non-communicable diseases are leading causes of death and disability across the world. Countries with the highest non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in the WHO European Region are often those that have some of the greatest health system challenges for achieving good outcomes in prevention and car...
The WHO has ranked environmental hazardous exposures in the living and working environment among the top risk factors for chronic disease mortality. Worldwide, about 40 million people die each year from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including cancer, d
[24]. NCDs in Mozambique are not only affecting adults, but are also starting to impact children. In a 10 year study of the causes of death of children under the age of 15 years in Manhica, communicable diseases were still the most prominent cause of mortality with 73.6%, but NCDs ...
[21,64]. The GSDPAH adopts a facilitative, advocacy-based approach. It builds on a brief, earlier strategy that called attention to the role of tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity in the most prominent non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic obstructive ...