Culture, Ethnicity and Chronic Conditions: A Global Synthesis
Charles Agyemang, "Culture, Ethnicity and Chronic Conditions: A Global Synthesis"
English | ISBN: 0415715393 | 2014 | 168 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 0415715393 | 2014 | 168 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
The global burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, diabetes and cancers, and of common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, has a disproportionate impact on the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The pattern persists in African and Asian migrant populations in European and North American countries, despite the higher standards of living and improved health infrastructure. The consensus of experts is that pragmatic, cost-effective and sustainable interventions are required, and that these must prioritise the social determinants of NCDs as well as the social participation of affected communities. Despite the growing emphasis on the role of social processes in health system responses to chronic disease in LMICs, there has been no definitive volume that brings together LMIC perspectives on these issues.
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