Chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries /

• Other Authors: Aikins, Ama de-Graft, (Editor), Agyemang, Charles, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2016.
• Subjects: Chronic diseases.; Chronic Disease.; Developing Countries.; Health Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Health Services.; Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans, (New March 2000); Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries.; Cardiovascular diseases.; Community programmes.; Dementia.; Diabetes.; Disease control.; Disease prevention.; Epidemiology.; Health care.; Health policy.; Health programmes.; Health services.; HIV infections.; Human diseases.; Human immunodeficiency viruses.; Infections.; Infectious diseases.; Malaria.; Mental disorders.; Neoplasms.; Nervous system diseases.; Parasites.; Parasitoses.; Parkinson's disease.; Protozoal infections.; Self care.; Self help.; Surveillance.; Tuberculosis.; Developing countries.
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This book aims to present the first comprehensive synthesis of the context and impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to offer insights on successful and sustainable interventions and policies that work for at-risk populations. It includes 12 chapt...

Table of Contents:

• Cardiovascular diseases and established risk factors in low- and middle-income countries / Raphael Baffour Awuah, Ernest Afrifa-Anane and Charles Agyemang
• A review of cancers in Africa / Davies Adeloye and Liz Grant
• Chronic non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases / Tolu Oni and Nigel Unwin
• Ageing and neurodegenerative diseases in low- and middle-income countries / Ama de-Graft Aikins, Olutobi A. Sanuade and Kofi A. Anie
• Chronic non-communicable diseases and mental health disorders in Africa / Keng-Yen Huang, Sabrina Cheng, Rajni Gathibandhe, Besa H. Bauta and Dickens H. Akena
• Health systems and chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries / Ernestina Coast, Eleanor Hukin and Nahid Kamal
• Population surveillance and chronic non-communicable diseases / Andre Pascal Kengne, Justin Basile Echouffo-Tcheugui, Sanni Yaya, Rohina Joshi
• Community-based interventions for preventing chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries / Juliet Addo and Steven van de Vijver
• Self-help and chronic non-communicable disease care : a preliminary review of existing models in low- and middle-income countries / Ama de-Graft Aikins, Pascale Allotey and Lilian Lem Atanga
• Prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : lessons from infectious disease control / Kwadwo Ansah Koram and Belinda Afriyie Nimako
• Prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : lessons from high income countries / Charles Agyemang, Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel and Gbenga Ogedegbe
• The global response for prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : key milestones and outcomes / Shanthi Mendis and Oleg Chestnov.