An Overview of The Public Health Global Perspective on the Grand Challenges of Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases Within the Framework for Developing new Drugs

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Estella Tembe-Fokunang, Charles Fokunang, Zacharia Sando, Barbara Atogho Tiedeu, Frederick Kechia, Valentine Ndikum, Marceline Ngounoue Djuidje, Jerome Ateudjieu, Raymond Langsi, John Fomnboh Dobgima, Joseph Fokam, Luc Gwum, Obama Abena, Tazoacha Asonganyii, Jeanne Ngongang, Vincent K. Titanji and Lazare Kaptue

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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) known to cause more than half of all deaths in sub Saharan Africa over the past two decades has shown a steady increase to become a public health concern,. [1-4]. More than 30% of these deaths are recorded before the age of 60 in the resource poor countries. The mortality and morbidity caused by the NCDs is globally on the increase. However, the greatest impact has been recorded in sub Saharan Africa where healthcare facilities and medical awareness is low. In the developing countries NCDs is on the rise at the same proportion with infectious diseases that has led to an increasing disease burden, [2].

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