April 2022 By Beth Vale and Emma Finestone Our health systems are often blind to households – they only see individual patients. However, one thing is plain: the future of healthcare (particularly...
Staring into the abyss: What we know about the burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa Percept | January 2022 Non-communicable disease (NCD) is a catch-all term for diseases that are...
The double-edged sword of a longer life: NCDs, age and ageing Percept | January 2022 Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) collectively account for more than 70% of global deaths, withover half of those...
Sex, gender and NCDs Percept | January 2022 Globally, NCDs have become prominent causes of death for both men and women. This brief sets outto describe the relationships between NCDs and...
Geography and NCDs Percept | January 2022 NCDs are the leading causes of death globally, but their burden and risk factors differ acrossgeographies. This brief describes the relationship between geography and...
Households and NCDs Percept | January 2022 Despite being defined by their non-infectiousness, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – likeinfectious ones – often cluster in households. This is not just because of the...
Tracking the next syndemic: The relationship between HIV and noncommunicable diseases Percept | January 2022 The early story of HIV infection was that it was a death sentence. An HIV-infected person...
A deep dive into cancer Percept | January 2022 Cancer is a fast-growing health priority all over the world. It’s estimated that 1 in 9 individuals willdevelop cancer in their lifetime,...
The not so sweet truth: A deep dive into diabetes Percept | January 2022 Diabetes was once considered an uncommon disease primarily affecting the wealthy, with lowincomecountries largely unaffected. However, the...
Pump it up: A deep dive into heart disease Percept | January 2022 Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD), is an umbrella term used to describe anarray of conditions...
