Scientific Publication

Non-communicable diseases in the Western Area District, Sierra Leone, following the Ebola outbreak

author(s) Koroma, I.B.. - Javadi, D. - Hann, K. - Harries, A.D.. - Smart, F. - Samba, T.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • World
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
citation

Koroma IB, Javadi D, Hann K, Harries AD, Smart F, Samba T. Non-communicable diseases in the Western Area District, Sierra Leone, following the Ebola outbreak. F1000Research. 2019;8:795

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Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. During infectious disease outbreaks, such as the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa from 2014-2015, the health system is often strained, and diagnosis, management and care of NCDs may be compromised. This study assessed numbers and distribution of NCDs in all health facilities in the Western-Area District, Sierra Leone, in the post-Ebola period (June–December 2015) comparing findings with the pre-Ebola (June–December 2013) and Ebola outbreak (June–December 2014) periods. This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

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