Coinfections and comorbidities in African health systems: At the interface of infectious and noninfectious diseases.
There is a disease epidemiological transition occurring in Africa, with increasing incidence of noninfectious diseases, superimposed on a health system historically geared more toward the management of communicable diseases. The persistence and sometimes emergence of new pathogens allows for the occ...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0273c414d9e7457ab36d01e672d4145d 2023-05-15T15:06:15+02:00 Coinfections and comorbidities in African health systems: At the interface of infectious and noninfectious diseases. Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor David Moinina Sengeh Francisca Mutapi 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006711 https://doaj.org/article/0273c414d9e7457ab36d01e672d4145d EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6147336?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006711 https://doaj.org/article/0273c414d9e7457ab36d01e672d4145d PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 9, p e0006711 (2018) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006711 2022-12-31T09:19:27Z There is a disease epidemiological transition occurring in Africa, with increasing incidence of noninfectious diseases, superimposed on a health system historically geared more toward the management of communicable diseases. The persistence and sometimes emergence of new pathogens allows for the occurrence of coinfections and comorbidities due to both infectious and noninfectious diseases. There is therefore a need to rethink and restructure African health systems to successfully address this transition. The historical focus of more health resources on infectious diseases requires revision. We hypothesise that the growing burden of noninfectious diseases may be linked directly and indirectly to or further exacerbated by the existence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and other infectious diseases within the population. Herein, we discuss the health burden of coinfections and comorbidities and the challenges to implementing effective and sustainable healthcare in Africa. We also discuss how existing NTD and infectious disease intervention programs in Africa can be leveraged for noninfectious disease intervention. Furthermore, we explore the potential for new technologies-including artificial intelligence and multiplex approaches-for diagnosis and management of chronic diseases for improved health provision in Africa. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12 9 e0006711 |
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There is a disease epidemiological transition occurring in Africa, with increasing incidence of noninfectious diseases, superimposed on a health system historically geared more toward the management of communicable diseases. The persistence and sometimes emergence of new pathogens allows for the occurrence of coinfections and comorbidities due to both infectious and noninfectious diseases. There is therefore a need to rethink and restructure African health systems to successfully address this transition. The historical focus of more health resources on infectious diseases requires revision. We hypothesise that the growing burden of noninfectious diseases may be linked directly and indirectly to or further exacerbated by the existence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and other infectious diseases within the population. Herein, we discuss the health burden of coinfections and comorbidities and the challenges to implementing effective and sustainable healthcare in Africa. We also discuss how existing NTD and infectious disease intervention programs in Africa can be leveraged for noninfectious disease intervention. Furthermore, we explore the potential for new technologies-including artificial intelligence and multiplex approaches-for diagnosis and management of chronic diseases for improved health provision in Africa. |
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Coinfections and comorbidities in African health systems: At the interface of infectious and noninfectious diseases. |
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Coinfections and comorbidities in African health systems: At the interface of infectious and noninfectious diseases. |
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Coinfections and comorbidities in African health systems: At the interface of infectious and noninfectious diseases. |
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