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Copenhagen [Denmark], April 3 (ANI/PRNewswire): The global shortage of qualified health professionals is an increasing challenge. According to the WHO, an additional 10 million health professionals will be needed by 2030. The demand is particularly acute in low- and middle-income countries, where health systems are already under immense pressure. With the launch of the Partnership for Education of health Professionals (PEP), the Novo Nordisk Foundation takes a step towards reducing inequity in health by initially targeting the education of health professionals in underserved regions in India and East Africa. Lack of access to qualified health personnel combined with an alarming prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs), including diabetes and hypertension, constitute the perfect storm in low- and middle-income countries - a storm that demands action from a number of institutions, governments, organisations, and individuals to curb. As a respo