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Ed Markey: “Mr. Bollyky, your report is quite startling, that heart disease and cancer is now the global health crisis in Africa…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
Mr. Bollyky, your report is quite startling, that heart disease and cancer is now the global health crisis in Africa, surpassing HIV, malaria, maternal disorders combined.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the rising health crisis of chronic diseases in Africa.

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