Noncommunicable diseases in Africa: a silent hypertension epidemic in Eritrea

The silent epidemic of COPD in Africa.

Epidemic hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The article “Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa” by Addo et al has documented both the high prevalence of hypertension, especially in urban areas, and poor control of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa.1 In 1992, we reported the high prevalence of hypertensive disease in a population sample from Benin, Nigeria and the strong association with higher socioeconomic class and body weight.2 Previous...

Noncommunicable diseases.

From the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (D.J.H.); the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi (K.S.R.); and the World Heart Federation, Geneva (K.S.R.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Hunter at the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or at [email protected]...

Sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa: epidemic donovanosis in Durban?

Sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa: epidemic donovanosis in Durban? In their review of sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa, Pham-Kanter and colleagues state that donovanosis may have disappeared only to reemerge in 1981 in Johannesburg, with subsequent case reports from other areas including Durban.' This scenario is exceedingly unlikely if the Annual reports of the Medical...

Leptospirosis: A Silent Epidemic Disease

This special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is dedicated to leptospirosis, an endemic zoonotic disease that is a cause of many acute undifferentiated fevers, especially in tropical countries. While it can be debated whether leptospirosis is an emerging disease, it is evident that it is becoming an emerging public health problem. It is recognized as a ...