Increasing burden of chronic diseases in the Ghanaian population: need for behavioural interventions with effective implementation to support the WHO PEN programme

Ibrahim Issah; Susan Roberts; Jessica Kritz; Serwaa A. Bawua; Mary A. Commeh; Julius N. Fobil

doi:10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.1.686-688

Increasing burden of chronic diseases in the Ghanaian population: need for behavioural interventions with effective implementation to support the WHO PEN programme

Ibrahim Issah
, Susan Roberts
, Jessica Kritz
, Serwaa A. Bawua
, Mary A. Commeh
, Julius N. Fobil

Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Georgetown University
Ghana Health Service

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	686-688
Number of pages	3
Journal	Health Sciences Investigations Journal
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.1.686-688
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Noncommunicable disease
WHO-pen
cancers
diabetes
hypertension
obesity

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Increasing burden of chronic diseases in the Ghanaian population: need for behavioural interventions with effective implementation to support the WHO PEN programme. / Issah, Ibrahim; Roberts, Susan; Kritz, Jessica et al.
In: Health Sciences Investigations Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, 14.06.2024, p. 686-688.

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Increasing burden of chronic diseases in the Ghanaian population: need for behavioural interventions with effective implementation to support the WHO PEN programme

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