Globalization and the dual burden in sub-Saharan Africa

Globalization and the dual burden in sub-Saharan Africa [1]

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In sub-Saharan Africa, infectious diseases still cause the majority (69%) of deaths; chronic non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and cancers, contribute around 25%. But this picture is changing as sub-Saharan Africa undergoes an epidemiological transition with a rapidly increasing chronic non-communicable disease burden. The authors explore the relationships between tuberculosis and diabetes, HIV, its treatment and metabolic risk, look at some of the key issues surrounding these associations in sub-Saharan Africa, and describe the impact of globalization upon them.

Issue:

Volume 55 | Issue 1 [2]

Author:

Fiona Young [3]

Julia Critchley [4]

Lucy Johnstone [5]

Unwin Nigel [6]

Attachment:

DV_55-1_Young-Critchley-Johnstone-Unwin_EN.pdf [7]

Keywords:

sub-Saharan Africa, tuberculosis, HIV AIDS

Section:

Health Delivery [8]

Theme:

People with diabetes [9]

Developing countries [10]

Chronic diseases [11]