The Lay Counselor Cadre in Botswana
Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e491–500
Time for recognition of lay counsellors
Accessed November 2017
Worldwide, there are about 17 million deaths due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year and at least two or three times as many non-fatal events. Raised cholesterol greatly increases the risks of stroke and heart disease, causing a large
health burden across the world. The World Health Organizat...ion has identified control of cholesterol as part of a Total Risk Approach to the prevention of CVD as a public health priority.
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