Epilepsy is a serious condition affecting the nervous system or the brain and causes repeated seizures. Prompt diagnosis and effective management are key to controlling the condition. Unprovoked repetitive seizures, often leading to a loss of consciousness, are common in persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy can affect any person irrespective of age, sex, economic or geographic location. Find HERE presentation made during the session.
NCD Media Training on Cancer by Dr Primus Ochieng September 4 2020
Cancer is the second leading cause of NCD mortality in Kenya. Like in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs), NCDs account for more than 50 per cent of all hospital admissions, and for nearly 30 per cent of total deaths. Find HERE presentation made.
Surviving COVID-19: The Neglected Remedy
This Guide is a much-awaited response to the call for the best diet in these times of COVID-19 with its emphasis on diversity, natural ways of farming, traditional ecological knowledge, and a farmer-centered approach as the best way of countering COVID-19 and future Pandemics, as well as other diseases. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has put a spotlight on the important role of nutrition. The high rate of consumption of diets high in trans fats, sugar-sweetened beverages, and refined carbohydrates contributes to the burden and prevalence of NCDs such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, placing these populations at an increased risk for severe COVID-19 infection with poor outcomes The guide is co-authored by Dr Peter Mokaya (MD) is a board member of NCDAK and a policy advocate for agro-ecological food production and related nutritional approaches to achieve food and nutrition security. Surviving COVID-19 THE NEGLECTED REMEDY guide to surviving COVID 19
Are NCDs a Slow Pandemic? Daily Nation Sept 3, 2020 by David Makumi
The annual Global Week for Action on NCDs is taking place in the background of Covid-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on the progress of NCDs prevention and control and on the lives of persons living with NCDs in Kenya. NCDAK plans to commemorate the Global Week 2020 through the creation of interactive space for policymakers, civil society and persons living with NCDs to interrogate progress made in NCD prevention and control in Kenya. Read the full article HERE
