Jennifer Manne-Goehler – The Conversation

Early detection of diabetes is important in setting treatment targets Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir via Getty Images

September 23, 2021

Diabetes targets would cost more but the impact would be worth it: here’s how

Justine Ina Davies, University of Birmingham; David Flood, University of Michigan; Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Harvard University, and Sanjay Basu, Harvard University

Targets for diabetes would improve healthy lives, reduce deaths, and be cost effective. But they should not be for managing diabetes alone; they must include treating hypertension.

Ageing increases the risk of non-communicable diseases. Shutterstock

October 17, 2019

Taking the long view on health: tracking the impact of ageing in rural South Africa

Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Harvard University; Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, University of the Witwatersrand; Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas, University of the Witwatersrand, and Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand

Rapid population ageing has prompted researchers to study disease trends in older South Africans. The aim is to understand the role that specific health conditions play in ageing among rural people.

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