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O impacto crescente da hipertensão arterial e da Diabetes Mellitus em Angola

Abstract

Introdução As doenças crónicas não transmissíveis (DCNT) ocupam cada vez mais, uma posição central na agenda de saúde global. Tradicionalmente ofuscadas pelas doenças infecciosas, especialmente em países de baixa e média renda, as DCNT como a hipertensão arterial (HTA) e a diabetes mellitus (DM) surgem agora como um problema de magnitude “epidémica”. Em Angola, este cenário não é excepção, e estas condições contribuem, de forma progressiva e muitas vezes silenciosa, para o aumento da mortalidade prematura, a sobrecarga dos serviços de saúde e um declínio da produtividade económica e social. IntroductionNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly occupying a central position on the global health agenda. Traditionally overshadowed by infectious diseases, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, NCDs such as hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are now emerging as a problem of “epidemic” magnitude. In Angola, this scenario is no exception, and these conditions contribute progressively and often silently to rising premature mortality, overburdened health services, and a decline in economic and social productivity.

Research topics

  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Indigenous Health and Education
  • African Studies and Ethnography

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DOI: 10.70360/rccse.v.173

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