Despite significant advances and innovation in the care of diabetes in recent years, the number of cases continues to rise. There is a...

It started with the aim of enabling national and local health systems in Kenya to manage chronic diseases for all patients. The...

The growing economic burden of diabetes globally, and its particular impact on emerging markets, has highlighted the importance of...

When implemented alongside other policies and public health initiatives, laws to reduce the risk factors for non-communicable diseases...

Though non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for seven out of 10 deaths worldwide and cost health systems billions of dollars...

Non-communicable disease (NCD) related pregnancy complications can have long-term effects on mothers, but one simple solution with the...

When travelers reach crossroads, they need to choose a direction to take. Should they forge ahead, make a turn or go back and retrace...

The discovery of insulin in 1921 changed type 1 diabetes from a death sentence to a condition that can be controlled and managed...

Confronting the epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) requires an approach that is tailored to people, rather than diseases....

Obesity is one of the most urgent global health challenges of the 21st century. Prevalence rates have reached pandemic proportions,...

Primary health care (PHC) brings comprehensive health care closer to people and a PHC provider is oftentimes the first health point of...

The number of people with type 2 diabetes continues to expand to record levels globally, and Indigenous peoples have some of the highest...

The number of people living with diabetes (PLWDs) has quadrupled in the last 40 years, adding to the pressures on health systems,...

Preventable, yet persistent, Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is the most commonly acquired heart disease in people under 25 years of age....

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the threat that sudden stresses pose to health resources and supply chains in all countries,...

Innovations in diabetes treatment and management have made enormous contributions to global health over the past 100 years, but there are...

In the age of syndemics, it is time to think differently. We need more global health organisations to focus their energy outside the...

Already strained healthcare systems further burdened by the Covid-19 pandemic are struggling to pay sufficient attention to NCDs, the...

Thyroid disorders (TDs) rarely get the publicity of more well-known disease groups, but can lead to tragic consequences, especially in...

Cancer is a challenging disease for all health systems, and the lack of a national cancer strategy can make it more difficult for them to...