Source link : https://www.afric.info/2024/11/20/news/africa-the-silent-killer-why-chronic-respiratory-disease-deserves-global-attention/

Each year, over 3 million lives are silently cut short by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a noncommunicable disease too often overlooked despite affecting over 380 million people globally. COPD, the world’s fourth leading cause of death, has been largely absent from conversations on global health, despite its devastating toll on patients and families. But […]

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Author : AFRICA-NEWS

Publish date : 2024-11-20 12:48:53

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