Global and regional trends, non-communicable diseases and their risk factors, Open lecture by Prof. Andreas Descartes (University of Heidelberg).

Dr. Andreas Deckert, Senior Scientist and Epidemiologist, leads the research group on non-communicable diseases at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University in Germany. With extensive training in epidemiology and medical informatics, Andreas has deep expertise in chronic non-communicable as well as communicable disease epidemiology, environmental communication, and interdisciplinary research. His work spans across Sub-Saharan Africa, Germany, and Central Asia, contributing to studies on non-communicable diseases, SARS-CoV-2, antimicrobial resistance, HIV, nephrology, and HPV screening.

Key discussion points:

• Global trends of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors
• Health indicators and epidemiological transition
• Most prevalent NCDs such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases.
• Regional variations in NCD burden and the socioeconomic factors
• Connections between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and NCDs
• Global and regional policies and interventions designed to mitigate the impact of NCDs

Location ZOOM: https://shorturl.at/gqMBY

Date: November 14th, 3:00p.m 

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