C Wendy Spearman, Abdelmounem Abdo, Aggrey Ambali, Yaw A Awuku, Chris Kassianides, Olufunmilayo A Lesi, Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda, Charles A Onyekwere, John Rwegasha, Abate B Shewaye, Mark W Sonderup
Sub-Saharan Africa, which has a population of more than 1 billion people, carries 24% of the global burden of disease and spends the least on health care of any region, relying heavily on international development assistance to deliver health care for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria. The demographic and epidemiological transitions occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, with rising prevalences of obesity and diabetes, enhance the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet this remains an unrecognised complication of metabolic syndrome...
September 8, 2021: Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology