There's a lack of locally relevant knowledge to prevent and control non-communicable diseases in African countries.
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A study showed that most baby food products have a high sugar content.
Fast-food outlets outnumber healthy food stores in South Africa's Gauteng province.
The leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa for adults 15 to 49 years were AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal disorders, and road injuries.
A study in Kenya found that that there's an association between relatively higher economic status and obesity in a slum setting.
In Uganda, essential medicines are not being stocked at facilities that need them most. This includes drugs to treat chronic diseases.
There are differences in the smoking patterns of rural and urban communities. These must be recognised and included in tobacco control interventions to reduce use.
Unpicking the baffling case of how one of Africa's dictators became the world's top ambassador for non-communicable diseases – at least for a while.
To tackle the increasing burden of diabetes in Africa, health systems on the continent need to be strengthened.
How will the World Health Organisation's Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus deal with the mounting challenges? Africa's academics have some tips.
There are a number of challenges that the World Health Organisation's new leader, Ethiopian-born Tedros Ghebreyesus, will have to navigate during his tenure.
Cracking genetic responses to the changing environment in Africa would open a new frontier in the drive against rising non-communicable diseases on the continent.
Genomic research must take place in Africa because African populations have evolved significantly and their genetic composition is more diverse than that of populations elsewhere.
In-school nutrition programmes can reduce the chances of children suffering from childhood obesity.
Doctors in South Africa have not been doing enough counselling of people who drink, smoke, don't exercise and eat badly on ways to change their lifestyles.
Health has secured its place as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. But without clear mechanisms to report, finance or engage other sectors, could more end up as less?
Economic modelling shows that policies to reduce chronic diseases can have large economic benefits –A$4.5 billion a year for diabetes alone – by reducing health costs and boosting the workforce.
Imagine you were about to buy a property and were advised that in two years time, a major freeway would be built two hundred metres away, greatly diminishing the value of your purchase. Then imagine you…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released its Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases, the second in a series tracking worldwide progress in the prevention and control of cancers…
Ebola has focused the world’s attention on the challenges of health care in Africa. The continent has 11% of the world’s population but 25% of the world’s disease burden. It also has just 1.3% of the global…
Top contributors
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Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs, University of Copenhagen
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Professor of Public Health, University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Alfred Deakin Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Masters of Public Health graduate, Harvard University
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D.Phil. Candidate in Population Health, University of Oxford
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Professor and Program Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA ( Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Stregthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lennert Veerman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Professor, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Professor of Constitutional Law and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), University of Melbourne
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Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Independent international public health consultant
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PhD candidate, University of Sydney
