Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Low and Middle-income Countries

✍ Scribed by Agyemang, Charles; Aikins, Ama de-Graft

Publisher: CABI
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 249
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Low and middle income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America bear a significant proportion of the global burden of chronic non-communicable diseases. This book synthesizes evidence across countries that share similar socio-economic, developmental and public health profiles, including rapid urbanization, globalization and poverty. Providing insights on successful and sustainable interventions and policies, it shows how to slow and reverse the rising burden of chronic diseases in resource-poor settings

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in low and middle income countries / Raphael Baffour Awuah, Ernest Afrifa-Anane, Charles Agyemang --
A review of cancers in Africa / Davies Adeloye and Liz Grant --
Chronic non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases / Tolu Oni and Nigel Unwin --
Ageing and neurodegenerative diseases in low and middle income countries / Ama de-Graft Aikins, Olutobi A. Sanuade and Kofi Anie --
Chronic non-communicable diseases and mental health disorders in Africa / Keng-Yen Huang, Sabrina Cheng, Rajni Gathibandhe, Besa H. Bauta, and Dickens H. Akena --
Health systems and chronic non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries / Ernestina Coast, Eleanor Hukin, and Nahid Kamal --
Population surveillance and chronic non-communicable diseases / Andre Pascal Kengne, Justin Basile Echouffo-Tcheugui, Sanni Yaya, Rohina Joshi --
Community-based interventions for preventing chronic non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries / Juliet Addo and Steven van de Vijver --
Self-help and chronic non-communicable disease care : a preliminary review of existing models in low and middle income countries / Ama de-Graft Aikins, Pascale Allotey and Lem Atanga --
Prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : lessons from infectious diseases control / Kwadwo Koram and Belinda Nimako --
Prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : lessons from high income countries / Charles Agyemang, Pietro Modesti, Ricardo Gurge, Gbenga Ogedegbe --
The global response for prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : key milestones and outcomes / Shanthi Mendis and Oleg Chestnov.

✦ Subjects

Chronic Disease. Developing Countries.

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