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Conversation with Dr Neusa Jessen, Cadiologist, Maputo, Mozambique

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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We […]

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Intrinsic and extrinsic motives drive family caregivers to provide care to older adults in urban poor Accra, Ghana

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“Now that my mother is old, it’s my responsibility to take care of her so that one day my children can also do the same for me.” The world’s population is growing old. According to the Population Reference Bureau, 10% of the world’s population are aged 65 years and older as of 2021. It is

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Ama de-Graft Aikins: Unravelling the complexities of chronic illness experiences in African communities – A Lancet Psychiatry Profile

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Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins, the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts project, was interviewed by Priya Venkatesan for a The Lancet Psychiatry profile in December 2021. The Lancet Psychiatry (TLP)  is an authoritative forum for key opinion leaders across medicine, government, and health systems to influence clinical practice, explore global policy,

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Conversation with Labram Musah, National Coordinator, Ghana NCD Alliance

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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We

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Conversation with Christopher Kwizera, Programs Manager/CEO, Uganda NCD Alliance

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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We

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Caregiving and Living with Cerebral Palsy: Story of a Mother and Daughter – Lydia and Farida Bedwei

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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We

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Living with multiple sclerosis in Ghana. Nana Yaa Agyeman shares her 25-year journey.

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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We

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Conversation with Ferdinant Sonyuy, Secretary General, Cameroon Civil Society NCD Alliance

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Welcome to Chronicity Care Africa’s Chronic Care Matters podcast. More Africans around the world are living with chronic diseases than ever before.  Conditions like diabetes, hypertension and cancers have a negative impact on many aspects of everyday life, from diets to finances, and affected individuals and families often struggle to cope. Care is at the

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