Adequate numbers of healthy and motivated health professionals are also critical to governments’ effective responses to public health emergencies such as COVID-19.
While women in sub-Saharan Africa live longer than men, many of these extra years are lived in poor health.
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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.
A worldwide study is showing that there are more young people having strokes than ever.
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Reema Rattan, The Conversation e Daniel Horsley, The Conversation
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…