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Deaths from noncommunicable diseases on the rise in Africa
The rising burden of noncommunicable diseases will exert pressure on treatment and care services
Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming the main cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, where the diseases were responsible for 37% of deaths in 2019, rising from 24% in 2000 largely due to weaknesses in the implementation of critical control measures including prevention, diagnosis…