AUTHOR=Yadav Uday Narayan , Rayamajhee Binod , Mistry Sabuj Kanti , Parsekar Shradha S. , Mishra Shyam Kumar 

TITLE=A Syndemic Perspective on the Management of Non-communicable Diseases Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00508

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.00508

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=The global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has largely impacted the lives of the people living with non-communicable diseases (PLWNCDs). The health of PLWNCDs worsen when syndemic epidemics occur as a result of the interaction between socioecological and biological interface, resulting into adverse outcomes. These interactions can affect physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of PLWNCDs, increases exposure to NCD risk factors and disrupts the essential public health service amid this widespread pandemic. In this paper, we argue the need for country-wise syndemic framework to deal with the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of PLWNCDs in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs).