Synchronizing policy, practice, and partnership efforts: Improving knowledge and care of noncommunicable diseases in West Africa
Background: The epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as type II diabetes and high blood pressure has crept upon an unsuspecting public health community in Africa. The four major problem areas contributing to this epidemic are: (1) lack of enough resources for health care, (2) few medica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijncd.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8827;year=2017;volume=2;issue=1;spage=11;epage=17;aulast=Vakkai |