The International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates that in 2020, about 19.3 million new cancer cases were diagnosed globally and this was accompanied by 10.0 million deaths. Cancer incidence and mortality rates varies my geographic region with Australia, New Zealand and Ireland ranked as the top countries with highest cancer incidence and mortality rates. …
The recent COVID-19 pandemic which has infected over 178 million people and killed more than 3 million worldwide (June 2021; WHO) shows regional disparity as well as differences in racial and ethnic populations. The disparities associated with COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need to address health disparities. Health disparities are well documented in various parts of …
The world is in an obesity epidemic, and this is associated with hundreds of chronic diseases. It is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the global obesity rates have tripled since 1978. About forty percent of the USA population are overweight and obese. However, obesity was rare in Western countries, absent in Africa, …