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Mitigating the Rising Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases through Locally Generated Evidence-Lessons from Tanzania Cover

Mitigating the Rising Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases through Locally Generated Evidence-Lessons from Tanzania

Annals of Global Health
Volume 89 (2023): Issue 1
By: Harrieth P. Ndumwa,  Davis E. Amani,  Jackline E. Ngowi,  Belinda J. Njiro,  Castory Munishi,  Erick A. Mboya,  Doreen Mloka,  Amani I. Kikula,  Emmanuel Balandya,  Paschal Ruggajo,  Anna T. Kessy,  Emilia Kitambala,  Ntuli Kapologwe,  James T. Kengia,  James Kiologwe,  Omary Ubuguyu,  Bakari Salum,  Appolinary Kamuhabwa,  Kaushik Ramaiya and  Bruno F. Sunguya  
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|Nov 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4111 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 16, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 26, 2023
Published on: Nov 17, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs),
epidemiological transition,
advocacy,
multi-stakeholders,
Tanzania

© 2023 Harrieth P. Ndumwa, Davis E. Amani, Jackline E. Ngowi, Belinda J. Njiro, Castory Munishi, Erick A. Mboya, Doreen Mloka, Amani I. Kikula, Emmanuel Balandya, Paschal Ruggajo, Anna T. Kessy, Emilia Kitambala, Ntuli Kapologwe, James T. Kengia, James Kiologwe, Omary Ubuguyu, Bakari Salum, Appolinary Kamuhabwa, Kaushik Ramaiya, Bruno F. Sunguya, published by Ubiquity Press
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