Prevention of opportunistic non-communicable diseases.
infections
non-communicable diseases
sub-Saharan Africa
undernutrition
Journal
International health
ISSN: 1876-3405
Titre abrégé: Int Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101517095
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 01 2020
01 01 2020
Historique:
received:
09
09
2018
revised:
03
02
2019
accepted:
15
02
2019
pubmed:
12
3
2019
medline:
28
4
2020
entrez:
12
3
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
As strategies targeting undernutrition and infections become increasingly successful in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a second challenge has appeared, namely premature onset of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In LMICs, NCDs are often related to exposure to undernutrition and infections. As NCDs strike societies and individuals with impaired resistance or a deficient health (care) state, why not label such diseases 'opportunistic', in analogy with opportunistic infections attacking individuals with HIV? We propose the concept of opportunistic NCDs, hoping that fighting against infections, and for better maternal and child health, is becoming acknowledged as essential for the early prevention of NCDs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30855663
pii: 5374502
doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz011
pmc: PMC6964215
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1-2Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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