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NCD Media Training on Epilepsy by Epillose Musimbi September 11, 2020
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,
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
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
NCDs Media Training on NCDs Landscape by Beatrice Gachambi July 31 2020
NCDs threaten progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a target of reducing premature deaths from NCDs by one third by 2030 (SDG3.4). With poverty being closely
NCDs Media Training on Palliative Care in NCDs Prevention and Management by Dr Zippy Ali August 14 2020
With the rise of NCDs in Kenya, palliative care can help people with NCDs better manage their illnesses by supporting their physical, emotional, and social needs. Integration of palliative care
NCDs Media Training on Hypertension by Dr Mbau Lilian July 30 2020
Hypertension, itself a cardiovascular condition, is a significant risk factor for other cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of the training was to strengthen noncommunicable disease (NCD) capacity of the media to
NCDs Media Training on Diabetes by Dr Nancy Ngugi August 4 2020
In Kenya, there is a lack of understanding about diabetes, including among journalists. NCDAK embarked on an NCD media training to provide journalists with potentially life-saving information for them to
NCDs Media Training on Role of the Media In NCDs Prevention August 28, 2020
There is an immense but untapped role of media and the limited capacity of NCD experts/advocates to effectively communicate NCDs, the challenges advocates meet in trying to create NCD awareness.
NCD Media Training on Nutrition by Dr Peter Mokaya on August 21, 2020
The training highlighted the importance of good nutrition in the prevention and control of NCDs such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and some cancers. The training was supported