In November 2022, 22 healthcare providers from Isiolo and Vihiga Counties were taught Paediatric Cardiovascular Disease diagnosis, treatment, and management for 5 days. The goal of the training was to
Mental health is emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and affects the way we think, feel, and act. Mental health helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make
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,
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
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