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ALBANIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTWhy a conference on non-communicable diseasesin Albania?Enver Roshi 1,2 , Eduard Kakarriqi 1,2 , Genc Burazeri 1,2 , Bajram Hysa 31Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania;2Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine,Tirana, Albania;3Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.There is solid and consistent evidence that noncommunicablediseases (NCDs) have increased inAlbania in the past decade. In 2008, NCDsaccounted for about 89% of the overall mortalityin Albania (cardiovascular mortality accounted for59%, whereas cancer mortality accounted for about18%). In 2003, the share of NCDs comprised 76%of the overall mortality in Albania (cardiovasculardiseases accounted for 52% and cancer mortalityaccounted for 14% of the overall mortality).Overweight and obesity are major risk factors forNCDs. Findings from the Albanian Demographicand Health Survey (ADHS, 2008-09) indicate thatamong Albanians aged 15-49 years, 53% of menwere overweight (of whom, 9% were obese) and39% of women were overweight (of whom, 10%were obese). However, such a risk factor as obesity,takes effect since early childhood. The survey dataof the Institute of Public Health in Albania(PPKZH, 2008) indicated that 15.2% of childrenaged 9-10 years were overweight, of whom 3.8%were obese. Concerning the adolescents category(age-group: 15-19 years), according to ADHS 2008-09, the prevalence of overweight was higher amongboys (20.5%) than among girls (7.9%). Conversely,the percentage of obese boys and girls aged 15-19years was 1.3% and 1.4%, respectively.This international public health conference is animportant contribution to the currently availableinformation and facts on the public healthsignificance of NCDs in Albania and beyond.Presentations and other scientific materials from thisconference will help health professionals butparticularly policymakers to design and implementeffective and efficient intervention programs tocontrol and prevent NCDs in the adult populations.Keywords: A lbanian Demographicand Health Survey, morbidity, mortality, non-communicablediseases.8 ALBANIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE IN TIRANA, ALBANIAAlbanian Medical Journal: A modest endeavor forstimulating research and a culture of scientificcommunication in the most isolated formercommunist country in EuropeGenc Burazeri 1-31Faculty of Public Heath, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania;2Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania;3Department of International Health, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI),Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.In post-communist Albania, there is no sufficientresearch directed towards gaining a clearunderstanding of the health effects of transition andthe fluctuations in health outcomes. A generalcharacteristic which I have previously described inthe scientific literature (Burazeri et al. 2009) relatesto the problems faced by Albanian scientists forengaging in research work which basically includethe following features: lack of funds, lack of expertiseand, lack of good data .As a matter of fact, the current (international) publichealth conference in Tirana (May 6-7, 2013) is aperfect venue for dissemination and communicationof research findings pertinent to surveys and otherresearch work conducted in Albania and othercountries in the Western Balkans such as, e.g.,Demographic and Health Surveys which involvealso a detailed assessment of a wide array oflifestyle/behavioral characteristics and pre-existingchronic conditions in nationwide representativesamples of adult populations.There is an obvious case for action to change thestate of mind and the scientific paradigm ofmedical scientists and public health researchers inAlbania in terms of raising their awareness aboutthe pressing need to present their research findingsin international conferences and subsequently publishfull-length papers in scientific journals in the Englishlanguage. This is the only means for ensuring anadequate and prompt communication and exchangeof the scientific information with the peers, scientificgroups and research community at large.The only way for a small country such as Albaniato cope with the current publication scantiness is tointroduce and follow the best international scientificprinciples and quality criteria of research methods,and increase gradually the critical mass of competentresearchers.A lbanian Medical Journal aims to fill this void byproviding a modest yet important setting forpublication of research findings from studiesconducted not only in Albania, but also in othercountries of the Western Balkans and beyond.Keywords: A lbanian Medical Journal, medical literature, research, Western Balkans.ALBANIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT9
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