Strengthening primary health-care services to help prevent and control long-term (Chronic) non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Haque, Mainul, Islam, Tariqul, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina, McKimm, Judy, Abdullah, Adnan, Dhingra, Sameer
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Dove Medical Press Ltd 2020
• Subjects: KBP3075 Public health; Q Science (General); RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82334/2/82334_Strengthening%20primary%20health-care%20services%20to%20help_ft.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82334/1/82334_Strengthening%20primary%20health-care%20services%20to%20help_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82334/; https://www.dovepress.com/strengthening-primary-health-care-services-to-help-prevent-and-control-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RMHP

The prevalence of long-term (chronic) non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing globally due to an ageing global population, urbanization, changes in lifestyles, and inequitable access to healthcare. Although previously more common in high- and upper-middle-income countries, lower-middle-income...