Tag: Africa/Harvard School of Public Health Partnership for Cohort Research and Training

  • Nation & World

    Sick to death

    Harvard School of Public Health researchers are mounting a major study of chronic disease in four African nations, which organizers hope will provide a foundation for understanding and treating chronic ailments like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The rise of chronic disease

    Heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are becoming enormous problems in the developing world and need more attention even as the challenge of fighting infectious diseases like AIDS shows no sign of abating, according to Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg.

    3 minutes