6. Glossary

Maladies chroniques; Chronic diseases

These are long-term disorders or conditions that progress slowly. The best known are hypertension, asthma, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and depression. According to the WHO, they are the cause of 63% of deaths worldwide. .

Multimorbidities; Multimorbiditie

This refers to the simultaneous presence of at least two chronic diseases in the same person. ...