Synchronizing policy, practice, and partnership efforts: Improving knowledge and care of noncommunicable diseases in West Africa

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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Main Authors: Roseline Jindori Yunusa Vakkai, Karleah Harris, Jordan Jimmy Crabbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases
Subjects:
Africa health care
medical facilities
noncommunicable diseases
Online Access:http://www.ijncd.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8827;year=2017;volume=2;issue=1;spage=11;epage=17;aulast=Vakkai

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