The burden of cardiovascular disease in Africa: prevention challenges and opportunities for mitigation

Lemma N. Bulto; Jeroen M. Hendriks

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The burden of cardiovascular disease in Africa: prevention challenges and opportunities for mitigation

Lemma N. Bulto, Jeroen M. Hendriks

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Abstract

The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Africa has emerged as a major public health problem, significantly affecting both individual health and healthcare systems. Africa is now facing a double burden of disease where patients are suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as coronary heart disease, along with the burden of infectious diseases and nutritional problems...

Original language	English
Article number	zvad134
Pages (from-to)	e88-e90
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Volume	23
Issue number	6
Early online date	18 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad134 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad134
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2024

Keywords

Cardiovascular disease
Burden of disease
Africa

UN SDGs

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The burden of cardiovascular disease in Africa: prevention challenges and opportunities for mitigation

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