Policymakers and politicians are increasingly concerned about the impact of sovereign debt on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In 2023, debt servicing costs and interest payments in low and middle-income countries reached a record high of $1.4 trillion.1 This diverts much-needed resources for investments in health care, education, and agriculture, all of … Read more
Allison K, Patel D, Alabi O. Epidemiology of glaucoma: the past, present, and predictions for the future. Cureus. 2020;12(11). Kyari F, Ibanga AF, Onakoya AD, Philippin H, Nolan W, Dean W, Zondervan M. Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa. Eye News. 2022;29(1):30–2. Google Scholar WHO. 2023 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/blindness-and-visualimpairment Križaj D. What … Read more
Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, Laversanne M, Soerjomataram I, Jemal A, Bray F. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209–49. Epub 2021 Feb 4. Article PubMed Google Scholar De Vuyst H, Alemany L, Lacey C, Chibwesha CJ, Sahasrabuddhe V, … Read more
Progress in the global HIV response could be significantly reversed by 2030 with the introduction of funding reductions by the US, leaving many countries vulnerable, according to a study published in Lancet HIV.1 Countries located in sub-Saharan Africa are thought to be the most vulnerable to adverse consequences of budget cuts. International funding has been … Read more
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a study published this month revealed the disease is rising far faster among people in sub-Saharan Africa than previously thought. Take 51-year-old security guard Sibusiso Sithole, for example. Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes came … Read more
Literature search findings A total of 1,097 articles were retrieved from the international databases. About 940 duplicated articles were excluded. Besides, 98 articles were screened for titles and abstract. Then, 79 articles were excluded because of not fulfill the inclusion criteria’s. Finally, a total of 19 eligible studies were fully reviewed for this systematic review … Read more