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Chronic Disease Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whose Business Is It?

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  • Alexander Bischoff

    (Institute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland
    Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Tetanye Ekoe

    (Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences biomédicales, University of Yaoundé I, B.P. 337 Yaoundé, Cameroon)

  • Nicolas Perone

    (Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Slim Slama

    (Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Louis Loutan

    (Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland)

Abstract

Public health specialists and clinicians alike agree that Humanity faces a global pandemic of chronic diseases in the 21 st century. In this article we discuss the implications of this pandemic on another global issue, the health workforce. Because both issues are particularly acute in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), we will focus on this region and use Cameroon as a case in point. We first gauge the epidemic of chronic conditions in SSA. We then discuss the implications of chronic conditions for the reshaping of health systems and the health workforce. We conclude by making a strong case for the building up and strengthening the health workforce, insisting on the crucial role of nurses, their training, and involvement in chronic disease management.

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  • Alexander Bischoff & Tetanye Ekoe & Nicolas Perone & Slim Slama & Louis Loutan, 2009. "Chronic Disease Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whose Business Is It?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:8:p:2258-2270:d:5547
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