OLDER ADULT: NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Posted on Jan 1, 2012

As women age, they battle chronic diseases while playing an important role in the care of their families. Partners In Health is working to address chronic diseases through regular visits and accompaniment of community health workers.

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NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:
Controlling asthma and diabetes in rural Rwanda.


Medical conditions like asthma and diabetes, readily controlled in wealthy countries, are debilitating and often life-threatening in poor communities where the basics are hard to come by.

Learn more about PIH's work treating non-communicable diseases

 

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