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The need for an integrated approach for chronic disease research and care in Africa

Anna Louise Barr, E. H. Young, Liam L Smeeth, Robert Newton, Janet Seeley, Katherine Ripullone, Thomas R. Hird, J. R. M. Thornton, Moffat Nyirenda, Saidi Kapiga, Clement Adebamowo, Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, Nicholas J. Wareham, C. N. Rotimi, Naomi Sharlene Levitt, Kaushik Laxmidas Ramaiya, Branwen J. Hennig, Jean Claude Mbanya, Stephen Tollman, Ayesha Ahmed Motala, Pontiano Kaleebu, Manjinder S. Sandhu

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With the changing distribution of infectious diseases, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases, low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa, will need to expand their health care capacities to effectively respond to these epidemiological transitions. The interrelated risk factors for chronic infectious and non-communicable diseases and the need for long-term disease management, argue for combined strategies to understand their underlying causes and to design strategies for effective prevention and long-term care. Through multidisciplinary research and implementation partnerships, we advocate an integrated approach for research and healthcare for chronic diseases in Africa.

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With the changing distribution of infectious diseases, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases, low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa, will need to expand their health care capacities to effectively respond to these epidemiological transitions. The interrelated risk factors for chronic infectious and non-communicable diseases and the need for long-term disease management, argue for combined strategies to understand their underlying causes and to design strategies for effective prevention and long-term care. Through multidisciplinary research and implementation partnerships, we advocate an integrated approach for research and healthcare for chronic diseases in Africa.

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With the changing distribution of infectious diseases, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases, low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa, will need to expand their health care capacities to effectively respond to these epidemiological transitions. The interrelated risk factors for chronic infectious and non-communicable diseases and the need for long-term disease management, argue for combined strategies to understand their underlying causes and to design strategies for effective prevention and long-term care. Through multidisciplinary research and implementation partnerships, we advocate an integrated approach for research and healthcare for chronic diseases in Africa.

Key concepts: Multidisciplinary approach, Non-communicable disease, Communicable disease, Chronic disease, Health care, Disease, Epidemiological transition, Medicine

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