TY - JOUR
T1 - Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
T2 - Non-Communicable Diseases
AU - Kusi, Kwadwo A.
AU - Kumi, Justice
AU - Agbemelo-Tsomafo, Constance
AU - de Souza, Dziedzom K.
AU - Ofori, Michael
AU - Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Author(s).
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) result from lifestyle and genetic factors and are not infectious. They include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, cancers, mental illnesses, and chronic respiratory, liver, and kidney diseases. NCDs account for 74% of global deaths, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, with a significant rise in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. The interplay between infectious diseases and NCDs, which can alter disease outcomes, requires urgent attention. At the seventh Annual Research Meeting (ARM) of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), presentations highlighted the impact of infectious diseases on NCDs, underscoring the need for integrated approaches to manage NCDs and infectious diseases. The presentations also emphasised early detection, treatment, and the need for novel therapeutic strategies.
AB - Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) result from lifestyle and genetic factors and are not infectious. They include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, cancers, mental illnesses, and chronic respiratory, liver, and kidney diseases. NCDs account for 74% of global deaths, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, with a significant rise in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. The interplay between infectious diseases and NCDs, which can alter disease outcomes, requires urgent attention. At the seventh Annual Research Meeting (ARM) of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), presentations highlighted the impact of infectious diseases on NCDs, underscoring the need for integrated approaches to manage NCDs and infectious diseases. The presentations also emphasised early detection, treatment, and the need for novel therapeutic strategies.
KW - Ghana
KW - Non-communicable diseases
KW - cancer
KW - diabetes
KW - liver and kidney disease
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105010314239
U2 - 10.4314/gmj.v58i2s.5
DO - 10.4314/gmj.v58i2s.5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105010314239
SN - 0016-9560
VL - 58
SP - 13
EP - 15
JO - Ghana Medical Journal
JF - Ghana Medical Journal
IS - 2
ER -
