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. 2018 Oct;34(10):813-817.
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Jul 26.

Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Coinfections and Comorbidities

Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor  1 , David Moinina Sengeh  2 , Francisca Mutapi  3
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Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Coinfections and Comorbidities

Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor et al. Trends Parasitol. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

At the 67th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee meeting in August 2017, African health ministers adopted a range of transformational actions intended to strengthen health systems in countries, leading to Universal Health Coverage (UHC). A critical challenge for UHC is the existence of coinfections and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), characterised by comorbidities.

Keywords: Africa; coinfection; comorbidity; infectious diseases; noncommunicable diseases; universal health coverage.

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