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The Peculiarities and Challenges of the Metabolic Syndrome in Sub- Saharan Africans
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Most of sub-Saharan Africa is currently undergoing rapid demographic, epidemiologic and socio-economic transformation. Persistent high rates of communicable diseases with escalating incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases has been termed “double burden of disease”. This scenario signals an impending crisis for the healthcare systems and economies of already resource-constrained countries of Africa.
