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Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa.
The leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa for adults 15 to 49 years were AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal disorders, and road injuries.
The burden of communicable disease is declining in Africa and life expectancy is increasing. But non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer are wreaking havoc.
Australians may be living longer, but the growing incidence of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and back pain mean we’re spending more time living with illness, reveals the latest Global Burden of Disease…
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Public Health at University of Limerick, University of Limerick
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Clinician and Scientist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute