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Improving access to medicines for NCDs in Southern Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Joseph Mthetwa<\/em>
\nA major strategy in reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is the provision of affordable and effective medicines. Evidence indicates that medicines for NCDs are unavailable in many countries and, in a few instances when they are available, they are largely unaffordable or of poor quality. More<\/a><\/p>\n

Integration of HIV\/STIs into primary health care in the Caribbean<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ingrid Cox-Pierre and Rudolph O. Cummings<\/em>
\nIn general, Caribbean countries have made progress in the achievement of the universal access targets on HIV treatment, prevention, care and support, but in some countries significant gaps remain. More<\/a><\/p>\n

Health, functioning and disability: how common language and data can enhance policy making<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ros Madden, Nick Glozier, Elias Mpofu and Gwynnyth Llewellyn<\/em>
\nModern health systems recognise the importance of human functioning in addition to diagnosis and disease prevention. Thinking about how people manage their lives on a day-to-day basis is important in the context of chronic disease, mental health, ageing and disability. More<\/a><\/p>\n

Climate change and public health: the role of adaptive management<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jeremy J. Hess, Julia Z. McDowell and George Luber<\/em>
\nClimate change is expected to increase the burden of climate sensitive\u00a0diseases such as heat-related illness, vector-borne disease,\u00a0diarrhoeal disease, injuries from extreme events and respiratory\u00a0diseases. Clearly, these impacts cross cut the communicable\/non-communicable divide. More<\/a><\/p>\n

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