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About Chronicity Care Africa

The Chronicity Care Africa website is an online multilingual, multimedia hub providing up-to-date practical advice on how to prevent and manage chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and dementia.

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Purpose of Chronicity Care Africa

By 2030, chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, dementia, diabetes, and high blood pressure are expected to be the leading cause of death in many African countries. Therefore, it is more urgent than ever that African communities on the continent and in the diaspora understand just how widespread these diseases are; and learn how to prevent and manage them effectively.

To achieve this, it will require public health communication campaigns that are tailored to local contexts and which take into account cultural attitudes and social circumstances.

Our Methods

Using the experiences of communities affected by chronic conditions as well as research insights and policy evidence of academic researchers, our public health communication campaign will share practical, evidence-based advice in the form of blogs, slideshows, art exhibitions, podcasts, cartoons and animations. Readers will be able to access these resources in a variety of languages including Akan, Yoruba and Pidgin.

This website is part of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts research project led by Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins (UCL Institute of Advanced Studies) and funded by the British Academy.

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Nípa Chronicity Care Africa (About Chronicity Care Africa)

Àye ayélujára ‘Chronicity Care Africa’ jẹ́ onírúurú èdè orí ẹ̀rọ̣ ayélujára, ibùdó onírúurú ìbára ẹ̣ni sọ̀rọ̀ tí n pèsè ìmọ̀ràn tí ó wúlò lóde òní lóri bí a ṣ̣e le ṣ̣e ìdìwọ́ àti ìṣàkóso àwọn àìsàn àìlópin tí ó lè jẹ̣́ oníbàjẹ́ gẹ̣́gẹ̣́bi àtọ̀gbẹ, ẹ̀jẹ̀ ríru àti àruǹ tó jọ mọ ìdińkù ímọ̀ àti ìgbàgbé.

Ìdí tí a se dá ‘Chronicity Care Africa’ sílẹ̀ (Purpose of Chronicity Care Africa)

Títi ọ̣̣dún 2030, àwọn àrùn oníbàjé bíi ààrun jẹjẹrẹ, àruǹ tó jọ mọ ìdińkù ímọ̀ àti ìgbàgbé, àtọ̀gbẹ, ati ẹ̀jẹ̀ ríru máa jẹ́ àruǹ tí óńfa ọ̣̀pọ̣̀lọ̣pọ̣̀ ikú ní orílẹ̀-èdè Áfíríkà. Ńitórínàà, óse pàtàkì wípé àwọ̣n agbègbè Áfíríkà àti ìgbèríko rẹ̀ mó bí àwọn àrùn wọ̀nyí ṣ̣e tàn káàkiri tó, kí a sì kọ̣ ẹkọ́ bí a ṣe lè ṣe ìdíwọ́ àti ìṣàkóso wọn dáradára.

Láti ṣ̣à àṣ̣eyọ̣́rí yí, aó nílò àwọn ìpolongo ìlera gbogbogbò tí ó bá agbègbè tí ó tọ́ mu àti èyítí ó ṣe àkíyèsí àwọn ìhùwàsí àṣ̣à àti àwọn àyidàyídà àwùjọ.

Àwọn ọ̀nà wa (Our Methods)

Lílo àwọn ìrírí ti àwọn agbègbè ti ó ní àìsàn Oníbàjẹ́ àti àwọn ìmọ̀ràn ìwádìí àti ẹ̣̀rí ètò ìmúlò ti àwọn iwáàdí ọ̀mọ̀wé, ìpolongo ìlera gbogbogbò yóò fi ìmọ̀ràn tí ó dá lóri ẹ̀rí haǹ ní pa búlọ́ọ́gì, àgbéléra, ìfihàn àwòrán, fáìlì ohùn àfetígbọ́ oní nọ́mbà (tí ó wà lórí ińtánẹ́ẹtì fuń gbígbà láti ayélujára sí kọ̀ǹpútà tàbí ẹ̀rọ aláàgbéká), àwọn èré ẹ̀fẹ̀ àti àwọn ìdánilárayá. Àwọn ònkàwé yóò ní ànfàní sí àwọn orísun wọ̀nyí ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn èdè bi Akan, Yorùbá ati Pídgìn.

Ojú òpó wẹ́ẹ́bù yìí jẹ́ apákan isẹ́ ìwáàdí ‘Chronicity and Care in African Contexts’ lábẹẹ ákoso Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n Ama de-Graft Aikins (UCL Institute of Advanced Studies) tí agbátẹrù rẹ̀ jẹ́ British Academy.