Lemma Demissie

Jul 11, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Kedir Teji |Addis Ababa |pranav prabhakar |Lemma Demissie

Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the primary causes of morbidity and mortality globally. It causes 41 million death each year, equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally (1, 2). Almost 75% of all disease deaths and 82% of the 16 million people who died prematurely or before reaching 70 years of age occur in low- and middle-income countries (3) including 39.3% in Ethiopia (4). Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes (DM) are global public health problems (5).