Background There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with
metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and a major public health
concern. Therefore, its risk assessment is crucial to many existing treatment guidelines. 1 …

Background Approximately 80% of the 463 million adults worldwide with diabetes live in low-
income and middle-income countries (LMICs). A major obstacle to designing evidence …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and a major public
health concern. CVD prediction is one of the most effective measures for CVD control. In this …

Background Health-care resource constraints in low-income and middle-income countries
necessitate the identification of cost-effective public health interventions to address COVID …

Background Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases.
This presents a major burden to health systems and to society in South Africa. Collectively …

Abstract Background and Objectives Hypertension is one of the leading cardiovascular risk
factors with high numbers of undiagnosed and untreated patients in Sub Saharan Africa …

Non-communicable diseases are no longer largely limited to high-income countries and the
elderly. The burden of non-communicable diseases is rising across all country income …

Background Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of death, globally, and health
systems that deliver quality clinical care are needed to manage an increasing number of …

Background While screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk can help low-resource
health systems deliver low-cost, effective prevention, evidence is needed to adapt …