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Introduction: Progress in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Africa

机译：简介：非洲心血管疾病和糖尿病的进展

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By most measures of economic prosperity examined by the Africa Progress Panel, Africa is making substantive progress and stands today "on the edge of enormous opportunity". However, the Africa Progress Panel's 2013 report also points out that a decade of highly impressive economic growth has not brought comparable improvements in health, education, and nutrition to many African countries. In fact, as a former president of Nigeria astutely commented, "Prosperity is bringing to our nation many benefits, but there are some changes that are not positive. As our diets and habits are changing, so are our waist-lines. Already, more than 35% of women in Nigeria are overweight... ." The nutrition transition in sub-Saharan Africa, coupled with modest population growth, aging, and progress in the treatment and control of communicable diseases, is ushering in a rising burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and their risk factors.
机译：根据非洲进步小组审查的大多数经济繁荣指标，非洲正在取得实质性进展，今天站在“巨大机遇的边缘”。但是，非洲进步小组（African Progress Panel）在2013年的报告中也指出，十年来令人印象深刻的经济增长并未为许多非洲国家带来可比的健康，教育和营养改善。实际上，正如尼日利亚前任总统敏锐地评论说：“繁荣正在给我们的国家带来许多好处，但是有一些不积极的变化。随着我们的饮食和习惯的改变，我们的腰围也在改变。尼日利亚35％以上的女性超重...”。撒哈拉以南非洲地区的营养转型，加上适度的人口增长，老龄化，以及在传染病的治疗和控制方面的进步，正导致慢性非传染性疾病（NCD）的负担日益增加，例如糖尿病，心血管疾病（ CVD）及其危险因素。

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