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Sierra Leone: Why Sierra Leone Needs to Focus On Cardiovascular Health
The Conversation Africa, 10 September 2020
Cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are major causes of death and disability globally. Noncommunicable diseases such as these… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Older People Face 'Ticking Time Bomb' of Health Issues - Study
University of Birmingham, 10 September 2020
Three-quarters of people over-40 in Sierra Leone have at least one health factor that could contribute to cardiovascular disease – creating a 'ticking time bomb' of death and… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: WHO Donates Lifesaving Equipment and Medical Supplies to Help Fight Covid-19 in Sierra Leone
WHO, 7 September 2020
The World Health Organization continues to expend its strategic technical expertise support to include logistical and operational support to the Government of Sierra Leone through… Read more »
Sierra Leone a Health Disaster in the Making - Study
A new study has revealed that three-quarters of people over-40 in Sierra Leone have at least one health factor that could contribute to cardiovascular disease - creating a 'ticking time bomb' of death and disability. The experts also warn that older people with such multi-morbidity are more likely to contract COVID-19, making getting on top of these conditions useful in reducing the impact of current and future pandemics.
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Evelyn Lewis and his software company, SBTS Group, developed the Health Outbreak Manager (HOM) software which consists of an app and a comprehensive suite of tools that help ... Read more »
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Innovators from across the continent have taken unique steps in their approach to creating personal protection equipment (PPEs) to reduce exposure to the novel coronavirus. These ... Read more »
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The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America has recommended that patients with hypertension continue taking their ... Read more »
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During this time where Covid-19 pandemic has spread around the world, the word comorbidities has become commonplace as scientists explain who would be the most vulnerable in the ... Read more »
