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One of the greatest barriers to action has been the persistent misclassification of NCDs as "lifestyle diseases" of the affluent. This is a dangerous fallacy. In reality, the fastest-growing risk factor for NCDs in Africa is not wealth, but urbanization and poverty.
Street food high in trans-fat is cheaper than a balanced meal. The shift from agricultural labor to sedentary service work happens far faster than the infrastructure for recreational exercise. Meanwhile, the tobacco and alcohol industries aggressively target young populations in growth markets across the continent. The Pan African Medical Journal
The result is a clinical reality where health workers in rural Malawi or urban Lagos are increasingly seeing patients in their 30s and 40s with hypertensive crises or diabetic ulcers—conditions that require chronic, complex management in systems designed for acute, episodic infectious care.
The submission portal (pamj.org) is user-friendly, even on low-bandwidth connections. Authors can track their manuscript from “Received” through “Under Review” to “Pending Decision.” PAMJ is widely recognized in major indexing databases,
We successfully shifted HIV testing to lay counselors. We must now safely shift hypertension and diabetes management to nurses and community health workers (CHWs). Recent trials in Kenya and South Africa show that protocol-driven management of NCDs by CHWs can achieve blood pressure control rates equivalent to physicians.
The value of The Pan African Medical Journal became undeniable during the 2020–2022 coronavirus pandemic. While international journals initially rejected African data as “low priority,” PAMJ curated a dedicated COVID-19 series that published over 1,200 African-specific articles in 18 months. These included: These rapid publications directly informed WHO AFRO and
These rapid publications directly informed WHO AFRO and Africa CDC policy briefs.
PAMJ publishes a diverse range of content beyond original research:
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