Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in low and middle income countries / Raphael Baffour Awuah, Ernest Afrifa-Anane, Charles Agyemang -- A review of cancers in Africa / Davies Adeloye and Liz Grant -- Chronic non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases / Tolu Oni and Nigel Unwin -- Ageing and neurodegenerative diseases in low and middle income countries / Ama de-Graft Aikins, Olutobi A. Sanuade and Kofi Anie -- Chronic non-communicable diseases and mental health disorders in Africa / Keng-Yen Huang, Sabrina Cheng, Rajni Gathibandhe, Besa H. Bauta, and Dickens H. Akena -- Health systems and chronic non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries / Ernestina Coast, Eleanor Hukin, and Nahid Kamal -- Population surveillance and chronic non-communicable diseases / Andre Pascal Kengne, Justin Basile Echouffo-Tcheugui, Sanni Yaya, Rohina Joshi -- Community-based interventions for preventing chronic non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries / Juliet Addo and Steven van de Vijver -- Self-help and chronic non-communicable disease care : a preliminary review of existing models in low and middle income countries / Ama de-Graft Aikins, Pascale Allotey and Lem Atanga -- Prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : lessons from infectious diseases control / Kwadwo Koram and Belinda Nimako -- Prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : lessons from high income countries / Charles Agyemang, Pietro Modesti, Ricardo Gurge, Gbenga Ogedegbe -- The global response for prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases : key milestones and outcomes / Shanthi Mendis and Oleg Chestnov