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This volume discusses family and migration in the Middle East, West Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America, and in the context of the 2015 global refugee crisis. Topics include: protections for refugees and internally displaced people, migration governance, child mobility, disability and immigration, human trafficking, media and refugees

Data collected for the World Heart Federation's Scorecard project regarding the current state of cardiovascular disease prevention, control and management, along with related noncommunicable diseases in Kenya are presented. Furthermore, the strengths, threats, weaknesses and priorities identified from these data are highlighted in concurrence with related sections in the accompanying infographic. Information was collected using open-source data sets from the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the International Diabetes Federation and relevant government publications.

On behalf of the World Heart Federation, the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) co-ordinated data collection and reporting for the country-level Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) Scorecard to be used in Africa. The objective of the scorecard is to create a clear picture of the current state of CVD prevention, control and management per country for 12 African countries. The Sudan Heart Society assisted PASCAR in collating and verifying the data through Drs Awad Mohamed (president, Sudan Heart Society) and Saad Subahi (PASCAR president, based in Sudan). Based on the data collected, we summarise the strengths, threats, weaknesses and priorities identified, which need to be considered in conjunction with the associated sections provided in the infographic published with this report. Data sets used included open-source data from the World Bank, World Health Organisation and government publications.

Data collected for the World Heart Federation's Scorecard project regarding the current state of cardiovascular disease prevention, control and management, along with related non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia are presented. Furthermore, the strengths, threats, weaknesses and priorities identified from these data are highlighted in concurrence with related sections in the accompanying infographic. Information was collected using open-source data sets from the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the International Diabetes Federation and relevant government publications.

Data collected by the Pan-African Society of Cardiology for the World Heart Federation's scorecard project regarding the current state of cardiovascular disease prevention, control and management along with related non-communicable diseases in Tunisia are presented. Furthermore, the strengths, threats, weaknesses and priorities identified from these data are highlighted in concurrence with related sections in the incorporated infographic. Information was collected using open-source data sets available online and relevant government publications.

Data collected by the Pan-African Society of Cardiology for the World Heart Federation's Cardiovascular Diseases Scorecard project in Africa are presented. We summarise the strengths, threats, weaknesses and priorities identified from the collected data for South Africa, which need to be considered in conjunction with the associated sections in the accompanying infographic. Data sets that were used include opensource data available online and government publications. In the section on priorities and the way forward, we highlight the multifactorial health challenges with which South Africa has had to deal and the progress that has been made.