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Abstract

The incidence of diabetes and hypertension has risen sharply in sub-Saharan Africa alongside a continuing high burden of HIV-infection. In many settings, the prevalence figures among adults are 4-5% for diabetes, above 25% for hypertension and 5-20% for HIVinfection. All these conditions require life-long treatment and they have increased substantially the demand for chronic care services in Africa, where health systems have, until recently, focussed on tackling acute infectious diseases.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions:	Public Health Institute
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group
Date Deposited:	04 Jun 2020 11:45
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2022 15:30
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13046

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