| dc.contributor.author | Forland, Frode | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rehfuess, Eve | |
| dc.contributor.author | Klatser, Paul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kyamanywa, Patrick | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-07T15:10:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-07T15:10:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Forland, F., Rehfuess, E., Klatser, P., Kyamanywa, P. and Mayanja-Kizza, H., 2014. Why evidence based approaches are urgently needed in Africa. Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen, 108(10), pp.606-608. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1865-9217 / 2212-0289 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/2932 | |
| dc.description.abstract | HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases are still major causes of mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus are also on the rise [1](Lozano et al., 2012). This double burden is equally apparent when examining the leading risks to health, which are dominated by//traditionalrr risk factors, such as childhood underweight, household air pollution from solid fuel use and poor water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as//modernrr life-style associated risk factors, such as physical inactivity and smoking [2](Lim et al., 2012). Addressing this substantial burden requires a combination of effective curative, rehabilitative | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier Gmbh , Hackerbrucke 6, Munich, Germany, 80335 | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen;108(10) | |
| dc.subject | Evidence Based Approaches | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Why Evidence Based Approaches are Urgently Needed in Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
