Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is considered the most frequent inflammatory demyelinating disease
of the central nervous system (CNS). It occurs with a variable prevalence across the world. A …

Increases in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly
cardiometabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes, and their …

Background Although the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be
dominated by infectious diseases, countries in this region are undergoing a demographic …

There has been a rapid escalation of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in developing countries, with
varied prevalence according to rural vs urban habitat and degree of urbanization. Some …

Summary Background Sub-Saharan Africa is in rapid demographic transition, and non-
communicable diseases are increasingly important causes of morbidity and mortality. We …

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 …

Introduction: South Africa has an appreciable burden of both communicable and non-
communicable diseases as well as high maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity. In recent …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but …

Human gut microbiome research focuses on populations living in high-income countries and
to a lesser extent, non-urban agriculturalist and hunter-gatherer societies. The scarcity of …

1 Seiglie JA, Marcus ME, Ebert C, et al. Diabetes prevalence and its relationship with
education, wealth, and BMI in 29 low-and middleincome countries. Diabetes Care 2020; 43 …