• NCDs are expected to be a key challenge for the population health as the country is increasingly being exposed to globalization and NCD risk factors: tobacco use, importation of unhealthy food (diet rich in saturated fats or high salt consumption) and inadequate consumption of vegetables and fruits and urban sedentary lifestyles. (who.int)
  • This includes reducing the incidence of serious and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other NCDs, hence serving the medical sciences and the society as a whole. (hmaward.org.ae)
  • Strategies to address the growing burden of NCDs in LMICs should include efforts to improve the management of patients with multimorbidity and reduce associated financial burden to individuals and households. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Whereas infectious and parasitic diseases remain major unresolved health problems in many LMICs, emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDs) relating to diet, lifestyle, and overweight/obesity have been increasing over the last three decades [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of long-term (chronic) non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing globally due to an ageing global population, urbanization, changes in lifestyles, and inequitable access to healthcare. (dovepress.com)
  • Although previously more common in high- and upper-middle-income countries, lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) are more affected, with NCDs in LMICs currently accounting for 85- 90% of premature deaths among 30- 69 years old. (dovepress.com)
  • NCDs have both high morbidity and mortality and high treatment costs, not only for the diseases themselves but also for their complications. (dovepress.com)
  • Global healthcare is currently struggling with a massive burden of long term (chronic) non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which risks slowing the growth of the human development index, which comprises life expectancy, education, and per capita income. (dovepress.com)
  • 1 - 3 Whilst NCDs are not infectious or transferable directly from one person to another, they are frequently long-term (chronic) conditions, which can last a lifetime in some cases. (dovepress.com)
  • 4 The major categories of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (ischemic heart and brain disease), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases [eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchial asthma] and Type 2 diabetes. (dovepress.com)
  • The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly [ 1 ], placing a growing burden on already weak health systems in the region [ 2 , 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a serious challenge for health and economic development in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • NCDs have considerably increased premature mortality and morbidity and put a double burden of diseases (adding to existing burden of communicable diseases) on health systems through increased service utilization and overall treatment cost [ 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is 1 of 4 serious non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that the World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted for control [ 1 ]. (e-epih.org)
  • Background Low-income and middle-income countries are struggling to manage growing numbers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), while services for patients with HIV infection are well established. (bmj.com)
  • The increasing burden of NCDs, as well as a move towards person-centred differentiated delivery of services for people living with HIV, is a factor in the recent adoption of integrated HIV and NCD service delivery plans. (bmj.com)
  • There is a high prevalence of HIV and rapidly increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). (bmj.com)
  • BACKGROUND: The present Malaysian healthcare system is burdened with increasing cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and its risk factors. (afpm.org.my)
  • The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, but data available for intervention planning are inadequate. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We determined the prevalence of selected NCDs and HIV infection, and NCD risk factors in northwestern Tanzania and southern Uganda. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of DM (1 % to 4 %) and other NCDs was generally low. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The low prevalence of DM and other preventable NCDs provides an opportunity for prevention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, there is growing evidence that the burden of chronic diseases (CDs), in particular that of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), is increasing rapidly in this region [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The relationship between suboptimal dietary intake and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is well-established. (biomedcentral.com)
  • About 84% of total mortality in Egypt is attributed to NCDs mainly Cardiovascular diseases, Cancer, Chronic Lung diseases and Diabetes. (sleeptmdsb.com)
  • diovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mel itus, and A total of 27,065 deaths were reported for 1999 through cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity, a high waist-to-hip ratio, hypertension, more severe abdominal obesity, and dyslipidemia were significantly associated with a higher risk of diabetes and prediabetes. (e-epih.org)
  • hypertension related heart disease (18.4) and stroke (15.7). (bvsalud.org)
  • Essential hypertension has emerged as the commonest cardiovascular disorder in developing countries especially in Sub Saharan Africa. (bvsalud.org)
  • The patients were recruited from the medical outpatient clinic of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.Result: A total of eighty three adult Nigerians aged 18years to 90 years who presented with untreated essential hypertension over the six months study period had their ECGs analyzed. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background: Hypertension is the commonest non-communicable disease with variable prevalence rates in different parts of the world. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dyslipidaemia is associated with and predisposes to hypertension and hence increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • Prevalence of Primary Hypertension and Risk Factors in Grade XII Learners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, International Journal of Hypertension. (umcs.pl)
  • Adjusting for survey design, we estimated population prevalences of hypertension, DM, obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac failure, epilepsy and HIV, and investigated factors associated with hypertension using logistic regression. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Across strata, hypertension prevalence ranged from 16 % (95 % confidence interval (CI): 12 % to 22 %) to 17 % (CI: 14 % to 22 %) in Tanzania, and from 19 % (CI: 14 % to 26 %) to 26 % (CI: 23 % to 30 %) in Uganda. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The high prevalence of NCD risk factors and unrecognized and untreated hypertension represent major problems. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The economic burden on households with a person with bipolar disorder was found to be higher than for households with a person with a chronic physical disorder (diabetes, asthma or hypertension) [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of obesity was 24.6% (95% CI: 21.6-27.7), type 2 diabetes was 13.3% (11.2-15.7), and hypertension was 30.8% (27.7-34.0). (biomedcentral.com)
  • INTRODUCTION: Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to the growing global burden of hypertension, but epidemiological studies are limited and barriers to optimal management are poorly understood. (duke.edu)
  • Hypertension awareness was defined as a self-reported disease history in a participant with confirmed hypertension. (duke.edu)
  • Nearly half (48.3%) of the participants were aware of their disease, but almost all (95.3%) had uncontrolled hypertension. (duke.edu)
  • CONCLUSIONS: In Northern Tanzania, the burden of hypertensive disease is substantial, and optimal hypertension control is rare. (duke.edu)
  • This study determined the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among patients attending the HIV clinic at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). (bvsalud.org)
  • The prevalence of hypertension was esti- mated among study participants, and socio-demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, metabolic and HIV/ART-related factors associated with hypertension were determined by logistic regression modelling. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study shows a high prevalence of hypertension among patients attending the HIV clinic at KBTH, associated with exposure to ART and increasing duration of this exposure. (bvsalud.org)
  • Diet-related chronic diseases exert a heavy cost and contribute to morbidity and mortality rates in the Region, as the burden of overweight, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases increases. (who.int)
  • The strategic approaches target undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, prevention and control of obesity and noncommunicable diseases. (who.int)
  • The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature towards providing an estimate of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult Ghanaians. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This retrieved studies (published up to 31st March 2016) that reported overweight and obesity prevalence among Ghanaians. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The national prevalence of overweight and obesity were estimated as 25.4% (95% CI 22.2-28.7%) and 17.1% (95% CI = 14.7-19.5%), respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Higher prevalence of overweight (27.2% vs 16.7%) and obesity (20.6% vs 8.0%) were estimated for urban than rural dwellers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prevalence of overweight (27.8% vs 21.8%) and obesity (21.9% vs 6.0%) were also significantly higher in women than men. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Per studies' publication years, consistent increases in overweight and obesity prevalence were observed in Ghana in the period 1998-2016. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There is a high and rising prevalence of overweight and obesity among Ghanaian adults. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This alongside increased sedentary lifestyle lead to obesity and related chronic diseases [ 5 , 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prevalence of obesity across the world has increased more than 200% since 1980 with nearly 2 billion adults estimated to be overweight in 2014 including 600 million individuals who were obese [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Available evidence clearly indicates a rapid progression in the prevalence of obesity worldwide. (researchgate.net)
  • However, even in the absence of the hyperglycaemic state which characterizes type 2 diabetic patients, non diabetic individuals with a specific form of obesity, named abdominal obesity, often show clustering metabolic abnormalities which include high triglyceride levels, increased apolipoprotein B, small dense low density lipoproteins and decreased high density lipoproteins-cholesterol levels, a hyperinsulinemic-insulin resistant state, alterations in coagulation factors as well as an inflammatory profile. (researchgate.net)
  • Post-mortem analyses of coronary arteries have indicated that obesity (associated with a high accumulation of abdominal fat measured at autopsy) was predictive of earlier and greater extent of large vessels atherosclerosis as well as increase of coronary fatty streaks. (researchgate.net)
  • Metabolic syndrome linked to abdominal obesity is also predictive of recurrent coronary events both in post-myocardial infarction patients and among coronary artery disease men who underwent a revascularization procedures. (researchgate.net)
  • However, with increasing prosperity, lifestyle-related noncommunicable diseases have emerged as new health challenges to the country, with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity in the lead among other chronic conditions. (who.int)
  • The aim of this work was to assess the prevalence of overweight, obesity, abdominal-obesity and short stature among Rosario (Argentina) adult population. (isciii.es)
  • The current study detected a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult population in Rosario. (isciii.es)
  • Multivariate analysis showed that the prevalence of overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity increased according the age and abdominal obesity decreased with high physical activity in men. (isciii.es)
  • In women prevalence of overweight/obesity, and abdominal obesity increased with age, marital status (married or coupled), presence of at least one child at home and low educational level. (isciii.es)
  • In fact, diabetes and other chronic health problems related to obesity are now appearing in young people at such increased frequency that today's youth may be the first generation in modern history to have a life expectancy shorter than that of their parents ( Daniels 2006 ). (ucanr.edu)
  • Diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, renal failure and blindness, and leads to other complications. (ucanr.edu)
  • and a revised algorithm to allocate cardiovascular disease garbage codes to ischaemic heart disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ABSTRACT During the past 35 years Oman has undergone a rapid socioeconomic and epidemiologi- cal transition leading to a steep reduction in child and adult mortality and morbidity due to the decline of various communicable diseases, including vaccine-preventable diseases. (who.int)
  • This report summarizes the conclusions of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication (ITFDE), a group of scientists who were convened by a secretariat at the Carter Center of Emory University six times during 1989-1992. (cdc.gov)
  • The criteria that the ITFDE developed and their conclusions after reviewing more than 90 diseases are presented in this report. (cdc.gov)
  • Da Nang has experienced a marked increase in the prevalence of prediabetes. (e-epih.org)
  • As a consequence, there has also been a marked increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes all over the world and this chronic metabolic disease is now considered as a coronary heart disease risk equivalent. (researchgate.net)
  • Moreover, it is predicted that by 2030, around 80% of all type 2 DM patients will be living in developing countries, where there is also a high incidence of TB [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As a result, the increasing incidence and prevalence of chronic and lifestyle diseases across the globe is a major factor contributing to the growth of the global market. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • BC has the highest incidence rate of all cancers in women worldwide (1.67 million) and accounts for over 500,000 deaths annually [ 2 ]. (karger.com)
  • The ITFDE defined eradication as 'reduction of the worldwide incidence of a disease to zero as a result of deliberate efforts, obviating the necessity for further control measures. (cdc.gov)
  • Between the extremes of disease 'control' (reduction in incidence and/or prevalence) and 'eradication,' several intermediate levels of impact on diseases may be described. (cdc.gov)
  • Background: In some settings, lung cancer incidence appears higher among disadvantaged groups. (who.int)
  • Among current/former smoking participants, higher educational level was associated with decreased lung cancer incidence in nearly all cohorts. (who.int)
  • The convergence of tuberculosis (TB) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has emerged as a serious threat to global TB control. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Type 2 diabetes, which is the most common form, can be life threatening due to its complications, particularly, cardiovascular diseases. (who.int)
  • The aim of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is to make an evidence-based lifestyle change program widely available to the more than 88 million American adults at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. (cdc.gov)
  • The National DPP has reached nearly half a million participants since its inception in 2012, but continued expansion is critical to stem the tide of type 2 diabetes among the many Americans at high risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Type 2 diabetes and its complications can be delayed in high-risk individuals through a healthy lifestyle and ongoing medical care. (ucanr.edu)
  • Type 2 diabetes has also emerged as a serious health concern in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. (ucanr.edu)
  • We estimated vaccination effectiveness through urine-based HPV prevalence surveys in schools in 2013-2014 and 2017. (cdc.gov)
  • Concurrently, DM is dramatically increasing in Bangladesh and according to the International Diabetes Federation the prevalence was around 7% amongst adults in 2017. (biomedcentral.com)
  • According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, in 2017, 24 million people had a condition of autoimmune disease in the US. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • The age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in 2017 was 11.4% and 52.9%, respectively. (e-epih.org)
  • The nationwide prevalence of diabetes was 6.0% in 2017, with approximately 5 million adults diagnosed with diabetes [ 1 ]. (e-epih.org)
  • I have completed B.SC Nursing from Institution name and address in 2017 with academic % in aggregate, Higher Secondary from institution name in 2013 with academic % in aggregate and School from Ambrosia Ideal Secondary School with academic % in 2011. (kiecglobal.com.au)
  • Chronic non-communicable diseases are emerging as the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the country with the fast changing lifestyle and development. (who.int)
  • Malnutrition remains a serious health problem, while diet-related chronic diseases exert a heav y cost and contribute to morbidity and mortality rates. (who.int)
  • The programme's goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality due to Vaccine Preventable Diseases. (who.int)
  • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in much morbidity and mortality around the world. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Although entirely preventable, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a disease of poverty and social disadvantage resulting in high morbidity and mortality, remains an ever-present burden in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and rural, remote, marginalised and disenfranchised populations within high-income countries. (bmj.com)
  • Non communicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity is increasingly becoming common in high income settings but little is known about its epidemiology and associated impacts on citizens and health systems in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Unfortunately, this is not the case in low and middle-income countries, where the highest burden is in low-resource settings and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). (pharmaceutical.report)
  • Due to the high prevalence of RHD in LMICs, particular emphasis was made on gaining a better understanding of needs in the field from the perspectives of the patient, community, provider, health system and policy-maker. (bmj.com)
  • Diabetes-related deaths account for 3% of the total mortality in the country [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These days, non-communicable diseases are responsible for more than 60% of deaths around the world, with more than 80% of them occurring in low- and middle-income countries. (karger.com)
  • More than 20% of these deaths from non-communicable diseases are cancer-related deaths [ 1 ]. (karger.com)
  • The total number of deaths for Covid-19 in the US has passed the number of deaths in 1918 - however, the US population is now more than three times larger than 1918. (ronpaulinstitute.org)
  • So far most discussions about the relative importance of various health conditions centered on the number of deaths attributed to specific diseases, injuries or risk factors [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As the average life expectancy continues to rise in economically developed countries, more and more deaths are attributed to chronic conditions that are recalcitrant to treatment and may have limited preventability [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There were 29 deaths with a mortality rate of 1.0 per 100 000 population during the study period, which was highest in children under five and the middle-aged population. (who.int)
  • The nutrition transition is characterized by a shift in disease burden from undernutrition to overnutrition-related chronic diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and factor loadings from factor analysis have been used to determine the prevalence of undernutrition over the years and find the trend of risk and its correlates. (bvsalud.org)
  • Moreover, the country's topographical and sociological diversity results in periodic epidemics of infectious diseases, epizootics and natural hazards such as floods, forest fires, landslides, and earthquakes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases , 27 (1), 1-9. (cdc.gov)
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases , 27 (1), 10-17. (cdc.gov)
  • The possible implications on current and future population health, burden of chronic diseases, health care spending and broader economy could be enormous for a country still battling many infectious and parasitic diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and HIV/AIDS related infectious as the most significant contributors. (bvsalud.org)
  • It was licensed in the United States in February 2006 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended for routine use in infants by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in August 2006 Footnote 1 and by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics. (canada.ca)
  • Non-communicable diseases, including breast cancer (BC), in Africa have been gaining more attention recently since improvements are seen in the management against infectious diseases, poor maternal health, and malnutrition. (karger.com)
  • Promoting residents' health literacy by targeted health education can play an important and positive role in dealing with the threat of major infectious diseases outbreaks. (nature.com)
  • Since COVID-19 is a recently developing infectious disease that is extremely contagious, spreads swiftly, and advances quickly in terms of disease, humans are not immune to it. (nature.com)
  • HHV-4, also known as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), causes the primary infection infectious mononucleosis , and it is implicated in various diseases, such as African Burkitt lymphoma , other immunoproliferative disorders, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. (medscape.com)
  • TB is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), while DM is a non-communicable metabolic disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood sugar levels. (e-epih.org)
  • Globally, in 2019, approximately 436 million adults (prevalence 9.3%) were suffering from diabetes, and it is expected to rise to 700 million (prevalence 10.9%) by 2045. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • In 2018, total number of cancer cases globally was recorded at 18 million. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • Various antimicrobial agents are effective in the treatment of shigellosis, although options are becoming limited because of globally emerging drug resistance. (medscape.com)
  • Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 emerged in Mexico and the United States of America in April 2009 and spread globally, affecting many countries of the world in 2009 to 2010. (who.int)
  • Many countries are also experiencing a double burden of disease. (who.int)
  • At this stage in the associated epidemiological transition, the country is facing the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. (bmj.com)
  • Rates were highest (13.8) among adults aged ≥65 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Diabetes affected 6.9 million adults in Bangladesh and accounted for 3% of the country's total mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The West Bank, Palestinian Territories, is undergoing description of mortality from al causes, focusing on chron- a transition characterized by rapid urbanization (1) and ic disease mortality in adults. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing in Vietnam, particularly among adults aged over 45 years. (e-epih.org)
  • This study estimated trends in diabetes and prediabetes prevalence and determined risk factors in Vietnamese adults (over 45 years). (e-epih.org)
  • Results: A total of 89 patients, 42 females and 47 males and 87 healthy adults matched for age, sex, and body size were recruited as controls. (bvsalud.org)
  • Despite high prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors, adults in Venezuela have not gone through a nutrition transition similar to that observed elsewhere in Latin America. (biomedcentral.com)
  • U.S. adults with diabetes die from heart disease at rates that are two to four times higher than those in adults without diabetes ( CDC 2007 ). (ucanr.edu)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Little is known about the extent of emerging primary prevention activities at small LHDs. (cdc.gov)
  • Diversity of primary prevention programs was positively associated with intensity of collaboration with the state diabetes program and total staff size and inversely associated with the proportion of racial/ethnic minorities in the jurisdiction. (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, these large LHDs have adjusted to the epidemiological transition from communicable to chronic disease and developed a wide array of primary prevention programs for chronic diseases (6). (cdc.gov)
  • Previous studies suggest that small LHDs still serve as traditional providers of patient care services to address secondary and tertiary prevention of diabetes, but they may not have resources to incorporate emerging primary prevention activities (14-16). (cdc.gov)
  • The review finds that a PHC service approach, which deals with health in a comprehensive way, including the promotion, prevention, and control of diseases, can be useful in both high and low resource settings. (dovepress.com)
  • The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Appropriate prevention strategies for reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases are discussed. (who.int)
  • In Tanzania, Uganda and probably elsewhere in Africa, major efforts are needed to strengthen health services for the PREVENTION, early detection and treatment of chronic diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Multistage stratified random sampling was used to explore the relationship of health literacy with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and control knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in residents aged 15-69 years old in Shanxi Province. (nature.com)
  • People with high score of health literacy were generally better able to grasp COVID-19 prevention and control knowledge, have more positive attitudes toward prevention and control, and perform better prevention and control behaviors. (nature.com)
  • An important part of the work was to help identify key impediments to improved prevention and control of the diseases under discussion, even if the disease was not considered to have potential as a candidate for eradication. (cdc.gov)
  • This paper presents the results of a study conducted cooperatively by scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Harvard School of Public Health. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Western Pacific Region Office (WPRO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for providing technical and financial support to develop and print this document. (who.int)
  • This report has been prepared by Dr Sin Sovann, National Center for Health Promotion, Ministry of Health and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is based on the 2010 Global Youth Tobacco Survey findings in Cambodia. (who.int)
  • It overlooks many of the gains already made in managing the heavy burden of disease confronting South Africa. (irr.org.za)
  • Population-based rates of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated hospitalizations are lacking in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Since SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first detected in December 2019 ( 1 ), approximately 1.3 million cases have been reported worldwide ( 2 ), including approximately 330,000 in the United States ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In the WHO Global report 2019, Bangladesh is ranked seventh in the list of countries with a high-burden for TB, accounting for 4% of global cases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). (annals.edu.sg)
  • Subsequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) named the novel coronavirus disease 2019 "COVID-19" on February 11, 2020 2 . (nature.com)
  • To describe height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of the adult urban population in Mumbai, western India and to estimate the prevalence and severity of thinness and overweight in this population. (bmj.com)
  • The results of this study, indicating an equal prevalence of thinness and overweight in an urban area and their association with age, level of education, and tobacco use raise concerns of an emerging public health crisis in urban India. (bmj.com)
  • A large section of the population, particularly those living in rural poverty, are at risk of infection and mortality by communicable diseases, malnutrition and other health-related events. (wikipedia.org)
  • Type 2 DM patients are estimated to have a 3-fold higher risk of developing active TB infection compared to non-diabetic individuals [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Many elderly patients developed the infection some years ago when the disease was more widespread. (encyclopedia.com)
  • And vaccination has been effective in reducing and mitigating the spread of some outbreaks and the severity of infection symptoms, while greatly reducing the disease mortality rate. (nature.com)
  • The tions may be taken by patients undergoing treatment for chronic nature of HIV infection requires lifelong ART to HIV infection with co-morbid conditions. (bvsalud.org)
  • HHV-2, also known as HSV-2, causes genital herpes and occasionally causes oral disease that is clinically similar to that of HHV-1 infection. (medscape.com)
  • HHV-3, also known as varicella-zoster virus (VZV), causes the primary infection chickenpox and the secondary reactivation disease herpes zoster. (medscape.com)
  • HHV-5, also known as cytomegalovirus (CMV), causes a primary infection of the salivary glands and other tissues, and it is believed to have a chronic form. (medscape.com)
  • Emerging countries continue to suffer from insufficient healthcare funding, which adversely affects access to healthcare, quality, and, ultimately, the health status of citizens. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • According to a report published by Geneva Association, in the last two decades, the share of total aggregate global expenditure on healthcare in GDP has increased from about 8% to almost 10%, or an estimated USD 8 trillion per annum, which is driven by the accelerating cost of medical treatment, expanding treatment options and increasing customer demands. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • NCD multimorbidity is common in the Indian adult population and is associated with substantially higher healthcare utilization and OOPE. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The profile and outcome medical emergencies are a reflection of the prevailing pattern of disease and the responsiveness of the healthcare system. (bvsalud.org)
  • Periods of stagnant economic growth and political instability have contributed to acute food shortages and high rates of malnutrition, mostly affecting vulnerable women and children in the hills and mountains of the mid and far western regions. (wikipedia.org)
  • The major nutrition problems in the Region are protein-energy malnutrition and high prevalence of low birth weight and of micronutrient deficiencies, including iodine deficiency disorders, vitamin A deficiency, iron deficiency anaemia in young children and women of childbearing age and calcium, zinc and vitamin D deficiencies. (who.int)
  • In many developing countries, the rising over-nutrition comes along with significant burden of under-nutrition, and multiple micronutrient deficiencies resulting in a complex "multiple burden of malnutrition" [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Yet recent epidemiological studies suggest that the prevalence of NCD multimorbidity is high and increasingly the norm for patients in high income settings [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Family Health Team approach was launched in 2011, based on person-centered family medicine principles and practice, to deal with the pressures related to scarce resources as elderly populations increase, so do noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors. (who.int)
  • Although the National Nutrition-Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) 17 has published the BMI profile of a representative rural Indian population, there is a paucity of data on the BMI distribution of representative adult Indian urban populations-the group at highest risk of the extremes of the current transition. (bmj.com)
  • The prevalence of risk factors is changing by age group, geographic region, and over time. (karger.com)
  • Lifestyle risk behaviours are responsible for a large proportion of disease burden and premature mortality worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We developed a new lifestyle risk index by including emerging risk factors (sleep, sitting time, and social participation) and examine unique risk combinations and their associations with all-cause and cardio-metabolic mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study adds to previous research on multiple risk behaviours by incorporating emerging risk factors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It makes infections harder to treat and increases the risk of disease, severe illness, and death. (pharmaceutical.report)
  • The study essentially applied the methods used in the Global Burden of Disease analysis to data specific to the United States in order to calculate Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) values for major health conditions and risk factors [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A questionnaire adapted from the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk-factor surveillance was used to collect study participants' data. (bvsalud.org)
  • Using country prevalence of pregnancy and chronic diseases, we calculated the relative risk of death from influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. (who.int)
  • Pregnancy, cardiovascular and chronic liver diseases were suggestive risk factors for death from influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. (who.int)
  • HPV infections have received particular attention in recent years, as high-risk strains have been linked to some cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma. (medscape.com)
  • Recently, coronavirus disease-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) has been detected through rapid reports, primarily from centers in Europe. (cdc.gov)
  • Data on the prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), are even more limited. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although pulmonary carcinoids show relatively good prognosis in comparison to carcinomas, metastatic disease and relapse do occur. (who.int)
  • Therefore, information for health policy deliberations needs to emphasize the burden of premature mortality as well as disability. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It was high in both urban and rural areas, affecting many young participants. (biomedcentral.com)
  • But, recent surge in Non communicable diseases has emerged as the main public health concern and this accounts for more than two-thirds of total mortality in country. (wikipedia.org)
  • As of 2014, Nepal's total expenditure on health per capita was US$137. (wikipedia.org)
  • The poor have limited access to basic health care due to high costs, low availability, lack of health education and conflicting traditional beliefs. (wikipedia.org)
  • We report on the public health response generated by an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that occurred during March 2020 at Bach Mai Hospital (BMH) in Hanoi, northern Vietnam's largest hospital complex. (cdc.gov)
  • 2). Reducing the burden of diabetes is a major public health goal in the United States (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Although improvements in nutrition have taken place as a result of economic growth and as a natural outcome of health sector development and services, the burden of disease associated with inadequate dietary intake is increasing in many countries of the Region. (who.int)
  • On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Patron of Hamdan Medical Award, H.E. Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed Al Owais, UAE Minister of Health and chairman of the board of trustees of the Award opened the 1st Non-Communicable Diseases Congress in the UAE at Event Center, Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. (hmaward.org.ae)
  • Mauritius, it reaches 20%.6 The global prevalence was estimated at 2.8% in 2000, with projections of 1 WHO, WHO/IDF report of consultation: Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications, Geneva, World Health Organization, 1999. (who.int)
  • We aim to examine the socio-demographic distribution of NCD multimorbidity (≥2 diseases) and its implications for health care utilization and out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) in India. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For example, a series of national service frameworks introduced in the UK's National Health Service since 2000 are focused on single conditions, such as coronary heart disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These approaches are increasingly at odds with growing information that patients with multimorbidity have higher health service utilization, health care expenditure and poorer health outcomes [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study investigated how mobile phone-based health intervention could increase patient adherence and thereby improve the disease outcomes for diabetes type 2 in Bangladesh. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A mobile-health intervention should be considered as an additional option for non-communicable disease programs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Medical and public health policies and interventions need to be reassessed, giving due atten- tion to this rise in modern-day diseases in this area. (cdc.gov)
  • Of the circulatory diseases, the highest ASMRs for goods, difficulties of access to health services, and spiral- men were due to acute myocardial infarction and cere- ing poverty, which negatively affect living conditions and brovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • The Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Authority has elsewhere classified" (ICD-10 codes R00-R99), "event of a reliable surveil ance system for communicable disease, undetermined intent" (Y10-Y34 and Y872), cardiac arrest, aiming to prevent outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
  • Our motivation is to improve population's health through high quality research. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Leading a research group at Spain's global public health centre of excellence, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), that is working at the interface of health systems and communicable diseases - with a particular focus on viral hepatitis and HIV. (researchgate.net)
  • Undiagnosed cases of diabetes or prediabetes are an emerging public health concern, as many instances are only identified after affected individuals develop serious complications [ 3 ]. (e-epih.org)
  • BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, safely managed sanitation (SMS) coverage is low, and diarrheal disease is a significant health problem. (bvsalud.org)
  • High-fibre diets are beneficial for many health outcomes via a wide range of mechanisms including gut microbiota fermentation-derived short-chain fatty acid (SCFAs) production. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • After perusing the demiological and demographic transition, morbidity data, a review of the literature observed in the form of improvement in all was carried out to document the patterns of the demographic, reproductive and child various communicable diseases, especially health indicators along with a declining malaria and tuberculosis. (who.int)
  • With this reduction in communicable increase of certain noncommunicable dis- diseases, chronic noncommunicable dis- eases which are posing challenges to the eases related to lifestyle--such as coronary country's health administrators. (who.int)
  • Morbidity rates were estimated and ex- litus and cancer--are now emerging as new pressed as morbidity per 1000 mid-year health challenges for the country [ 3 ]. (who.int)
  • The estimated burden of disease trends and differential effects on the out- and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) come of health programmes regarding the for communicable and noncommunicable reduction of important communicable dis- diseases in the region were also reviewed eases, especially malaria and tuberculosis. (who.int)
  • Health education is a vital component in addressing and managing chronic diseases. (afpm.org.my)
  • Expansion of public health insurance, leveraging resources from high-priority SDG-related programmes and implementing existing plans to support task-shared mental health care are key steps towards universal health coverage for mental disorders in Ethiopia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The successful eradication of smallpox in 1977 and the ongoing campaigns to eradicate dracunculiasis by 1995 and poliomyelitis by 2000 should ensure that eradication of selected diseases will continue to be used as a powerful tool of international public health. (cdc.gov)
  • It is also theoretically possible to 'eliminate' a disease in humans while the microbe remains at large, as in the case of neonatal tetanus, for which the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1989 declared a goal of global elimination by 1995. (cdc.gov)
  • Science Clips is produced weekly to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge for the public health community. (cdc.gov)
  • This statement considers the evidence for factors that have contributed to the decline and how they can be used in the design of future interventions for this major public health burden. (cdc.gov)
  • Burden of disease studies have been implemented in many countries using the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) to assess major health problems. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The genesis of the US Burden of Disease and Injury study (USBODI) was the release of the 1993 World Development Report: Investing in Health published by the World Bank. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In contrast to the traditional reliance on death counts and rates to assess the burden of health events, the DALY attempted to combine the impact of non-fatal health outcomes with mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Category-I surveillance sites include family group practices and district hospitals in the capital city and seven other population-dense and border provinces, as well as the Mother and Child Health Center and the National Center for Communicable Diseases in the capital city. (who.int)
  • A total of 219 publications, mainly from North and West Africa, were found by systematic search. (karger.com)
  • The repositioning of stroke from third to fourth leading cause of death is the result of true mortality decline and not an increase in mortality from chronic lung disease, which is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Communicable diseases have not been fully controlled while the burden of noncommunicable disease is rising. (who.int)
  • Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) may impede immune responses in tuberculosis (TB) and thus contribute to enhanced disease severity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While we spend more money on more expensive medicines -- especially considering the disproportionate rates and severity of diseases that we suffer -- our access to them is less guaranteed when compared to our white counterparts. (pharmaceutical.report)
  • The purpose of the ITFDE was to establish criteria and apply them systematically to evaluate the potential eradicability of other diseases in the aftermath of the Smallpox Eradication Program. (cdc.gov)
  • The names of the members of the ITFDE, the criteria they developed and used, and summaries of the papers that were presented to the ITFDE by various experts are included in this report, as well as a brief history of the concept of disease eradication since the late 19th century. (cdc.gov)
  • This issue of MMWR Recommendations and Reports consolidates the deliberations of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication (ITFDE), which was convened six times from 1989 through 1992 to evaluate diseases as potential candidates for global eradication (1-7). (cdc.gov)
  • Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia which requires lifelong treatment. (who.int)
  • The key drivers of nutrition transition include economic development and rapid urbanization that facilitates shifts in dietary patterns from traditional diets such as those rich in complex carbohydrates and fiber to energy-rich foods high in fat and sweeteners [ 3 , 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)/James Archer. (medscape.com)
  • See Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Disease and Cutaneous Manifestations of Hepatitis C for information on these viral infections. (medscape.com)
  • Herpesviruses establish latent permanent infections in their hosts, although clinical signs of disease may not be detected. (medscape.com)
  • A total of 94 reports and studies that describe the importance of addiction theory-based interventions were found through a search on PubMed, Google Scholar, and Academic Search Complete. (afpm.org.my)
  • At the local level, however, a coordinated effort to address the increasing burden of diabetes is lacking (6). (cdc.gov)
  • Results: Research in the field of addiction medicine has revealed the addictive potential of high levels of sugar intake. (afpm.org.my)
  • RESULTS: A total of 35 patients participated. (afpm.org.my)
  • It is the single biggest contributor to child mortality and 15% of the global burden of newborn and child mortality occurs in countries of the Region. (who.int)
  • Growth in the global market is majorly driven by the rising demand for prefilled syringes is attributed to the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, technological advancements, rising adoption of self-injecting parenteral devices, and supportive government regulations (especially needlestick legislations). (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease whose global spread has given it the characteristics of a pandemic. (who.int)
  • Esto se traduciría ulteriormente en la promoción de una cultura de solidaridad global en donde los objetivos comunes junto con los beneficios comunes, de la mano de las responsabilidades comunes, sean la norma. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We applied methods developed for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) to data specific to the United States to compute Disability-Adjusted Life Years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prevalence of disease is significantly higher in Nepal than in other South Asian countries, especially in rural areas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prevalence of vaccine-targeted HPV types decreased significantly, as well as that of other α-9 types, suggesting cross-protection. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of prediabetes significantly increased during the study period, whereas no upward or downward trend for diabetes was observed. (e-epih.org)
  • Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:100069. (cdc.gov)
  • Prev Chronic Dis 2008;5(4). (cdc.gov)