Public health concern and initiatives on the priority action towards non-communicable diseases in Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5 SUPPL.ISS, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Mfinanga, Sayoki G M ^a   Kivuyo, Sokoine L ^a   Ezekiel, Linda ^b   Ngadaya, Esther ^a   Mghamba, Janneth ^c   Ramaiya, Kaushik ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^d Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital   (Tanzania)

^e MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Interventions; Non communicable diseases; Priority; Public health; Strategies; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; TANZANIA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; URBANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TANZANIA;

EID: 84952763444     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v13i5.6     Document Type: Review

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