Health topics — Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)

Cervical cancer

Key factCervical canceris  highly preventable,  but poor access to prevention, screening and treatment contributes to 90% of the deaths.Feat…

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Noncommunicable Diseases

WHO supports Member States to develop and implement comprehensive and integrated policies and strategies for the management of the main chronic noncommunicable diseases. These include: cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, oral health, chronic respiratory diseases and sickle cell diseases.

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Cancer

The burden of cancer has been on the increase over the past few decades. In 2012 alone, 8.2 million people worldwide were estimated to have died from cancer. More than two thirds of these deaths occurred in low- and middle- income countries.

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Diabetes

Diabetes in the Region is a serious, chronic and costly disease that is estimated to rise to 23.9 million cases by 2030.

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Obesity

Obesity rates are rapidly increasing in the African Region, as in most parts of the world.

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Yellow Fever

Yellow fever is a viral disease, found in tropical regions of Africa and the Americas. The "yellow" in the name refers to the jaundice that affects some patients.

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Measles

Measles is a highly infectious viral disease caused by a Morbillivirus. It only affects humans and rapidly spreads among individuals who have not been vaccinated. It is transmitted via droplets from the nose, mouth or throat of infected persons.

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