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
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
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
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
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.
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