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SUMMARY:Chronic Diseases and Africa (exact title to be confirmed) - Dr Man
 jinder Sandhu: Head of the International Health Research Group and the Ins
 titute of Public Health\, University of Cambridge\, and Head of the Geneti
 c Epidemiology Group at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
DTSTART:20150122T180000Z
DTEND:20150122T190000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Pauline Essah
DESCRIPTION:The *African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR)*
  was established in 2010 and currently spans six countries across sub-Saha
 ran Africa (SSA).\n\nThrough a coordinated research network\, APCDR facili
 tates collaborative and multidisciplinary population research into non-com
 municable diseases (NCDs)\, including diabetes\, heart disease and hyperte
 nsion.\n\nBy developing strategies for data harmonisation\, shared resourc
 es\, and by bringing together epidemiological studies and research experti
 se and infrastructure across sub-Saharan Africa\, APCDR provides new oppor
 tunities to more reliably assess the burden of NCDs and their risk factors
  across the region. This approach will help develop preventative and contr
 ol strategies for these diseases.
LOCATION:Wine Room\, King's College\, Cambridge\, CB2 1ST
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