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Adequate numbers of healthy and motivated health professionals are also critical to governments’ effective responses to public health emergencies such as COVID-19.
Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa.
The leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa for adults 15 to 49 years were AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal disorders, and road injuries.
There’s no good reason why diagnosis rates differ. And it may be down to gender discrimination.
The burden of communicable disease is declining in Africa and life expectancy is increasing. But non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer are wreaking havoc.
An international study published in The Lancet today shows stroke is becoming more common and affecting more young people. There has been a 25% increase in the number of stroke cases among people aged…
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Neurologist, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Epidemiology and Neurology, Auckland University of Technology
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Radiation Oncologist, Ege University
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Communications Officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Clinical Reader in Surgical Oncology, Queen's University Belfast
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