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Integrated care for people living with HIV, diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa
09th October 2023
This blog is written especially for health care providers and policy makers who seek to provide high-quality integrated health services for chronic conditions. It reports the 2023 findings of a large research study that is published in the Lancet.
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Chronic respiratory diseases
23rd September 2022
Most chronic respiratory diseases, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer, should be rare since they are largely preventable. However, inadequate control of tobacco and air pollution means they continue to be a highly prevalent global health burden. Learn more about the most common chronic respiratory diseases and the ways to prevent them.
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Chronic Kidney Disease
10th March 2022
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a ‘silent killer’. In an advanced stage it can only be treated with regular dialysis or a transplant.