RESUMEN
Cancer is increasingly recognized as a major and growing health concern in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). This report outlines the current burden of cancer in the Region and the challenges faced by the countries; these are mainly lack of national cancer surveillance, lack of a model of integrated care for noncommunicable disease prevention in general and cancer in particular, inadequate national capacity-building and lack of programme sustainability. Strategies for cancer prevention, control and care in the Region are discussed, such as: the formulation of evidence-based policies, mobilization and appropriate allocation of resources, active participation of all stakeholders, government commitment to legislation, education and international collaboration.
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Costo de Enfermedad , Prioridades en Salud/organización & administración , Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud/organización & administración , Neoplasias , Adulto , Causas de Muerte , Niño , Participación de la Comunidad , Países en Desarrollo , Medicina Basada en la Evidencia , Femenino , Política de Salud , Humanos , Incidencia , Masculino , Región Mediterránea/epidemiología , Medio Oriente/epidemiología , Programas Nacionales de Salud/organización & administración , Neoplasias/epidemiología , Neoplasias/prevención & control , Cuidados Paliativos/organización & administración , Vigilancia de la Población , Prevalencia , Prevención Primaria/organización & administración , Distribución por Sexo , Organización Mundial de la SaludRESUMEN
We conducted a national household survey to estimate the prevalence and causes of hearing impairment in Egypt. From 6 randomly selected governorates (Alexandria, Dakahlia, Luxor, Marsa Matrouh, Minia and North Sinai), 4000 individuals were screened for hearing loss. The prevalence of hearing loss was 16.0% with no significant sex differences. There were significant differences between the age groups and governorates: Marsa Matrouh had the highest prevalence of hearing loss (25.7%) and North Sinai the lowest (13.5%); those > or = 65 years had the highest prevalence (49.3%), but it was also high in those aged 0-4 years (22.4%). Otitis media with effusion (30.8%) was the commonest cause of hearing loss, followed by presbycusis (22.7%).
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Pérdida Auditiva/epidemiología , Pérdida Auditiva/etiología , Pruebas de Impedancia Acústica , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Anciano , Causalidad , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Niño , Preescolar , Egipto/epidemiología , Femenino , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Pérdida Auditiva/diagnóstico , Pérdida Auditiva/terapia , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Tamizaje Masivo , Persona de Mediana Edad , Otitis Media con Derrame/complicaciones , Presbiacusia/complicaciones , Prevalencia , Características de la Residencia/estadística & datos numéricos , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Distribución por Sexo , Estadísticas no ParamétricasRESUMEN
Cancer is increasingly recognized as a major and growing health concern in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [EMR]. This report outlines the current burden of cancer in the Region and the challenges faced by the countries; these are mainly lack of national cancer surveillance, lack of a model of integrated care for noncommunicable disease prevention in general and cancer in particular, inadequate national capacity-building and lack of programme sustainability. Strategies for cancer prevention, control and care in the Region are discussed, such as: the formulation of evidence-based policies, mobilization and appropriate allocation of resources, active participation of all stakeholders, government commitment to legislation, education and international collaboration
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Neoplasias , Costo de Enfermedad , Países en Desarrollo , Incidencia , Prevalencia , Distribución por Sexo , Prioridades en Salud , Organización Mundial de la SaludRESUMEN
We conducted a national household survey to estimate the prevalence and causes of hearing impairment in Egypt. From 6 randomly selected governorates [Alexandria, Dakahlia, Luxor, Marsa Matrouh, Minia and North Sinai], 4000 individuals were screened for hearing loss. The prevalence of hearing loss was 16.0% with no significant sex differences. There were significant differences between the age groups and governorates: Marsa Matrouh had the highest prevalence of hearing loss [25.7%] and North Sinai the lowest [13.5%]; those >/= 65 years had the highest prevalence [49.3%], but it was also high in those aged 0-4 years [22.4%]. Otitis media with effusion [30.8%] was the commonest cause of hearing loss, followed by presbycusis [22.7%]