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A sign in a Monrovia radio station advising people not to shake hands, as Ebola can be spread through physical contact via body fluids. The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa has had a large effect on the culture of most of the West African countries. In most instances, the effect is a rather negative one as it has disrupted many Africans ...
The burden of disease in Kenya has mainly been from communicable diseases, but it is now shifting to also include the noncommunicable diseases and injuries. As of 2016, the 3 leading causes of death globally were ischemic heart disease 17.33%, stroke 10.11% and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 5.36%. [2]
Chronic diseases have a long history in Africa with early records describing liver cancer in 1817, sickle cell disease in 1866, stroke in the 1920s and studies conducted since the 1950s containing prevalence rates and other important statistics for hypertension, diabetes, cancers, and sickle cell disease. [25]
These diseases have a significant public health impact and economic consequences. As former WHO Director General Hiroshi Nakajima stated, these diseases hinder societal progress, make fertile land uninhabitable, impair intellectual and physical growth, and incur substantial treatment costs.
The visions included prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, promotion health awareness of the community and establishing a culture of healthy lifestyle. These goals are to be achieved through a focus on the areas of reducing non-communicable diseases, health education, adolescent and youth health, and nutrition. [46]
Today, society is more likely to blame health issues on the individual rather than society as a whole. This was the prevailing view in the late 20th century. [16] In the 1980s the Black Report, published in the United Kingdom, went against this view and argued that the true root of the problem was material deprivation. [16]
Climate change is the biggest threat to human health in Africa and the rest of the world, the head of the continent's public health agency said. Mitigating that risk was top of his agenda, Jean ...
The disease affected children aged 5–15 years, mainly in the Acholi sub-region and a few in the Lango sub-region. [71] Over 3,000 confirmed cases were documented as of 2012, with Uganda having the highest number of cases in the world. [72] The disease has profound health effects on children, families, and communities. [73]