August is Psoriasis Awareness Month and is used as an opportunity to educate, and inform survivors, on a range of topics varying from treatment, causes, triggers and management of the inflammatory and often irritating disease. Psoriasis is a painful, severe, chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) caused by a dysfunction of the immune system, that affects more
Each September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This month helps to highlight the impact of cancer on children, young people and their families. We all have dreams of the person we want to become and what we want to achieve in life. For some children, those dreams are interrupted and sometimes shattered, by a cancer
World Alzheimer's Month is the international campaign every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma and misinformation that surrounds dementia.
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease(SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. It is characterized by periods of severe pain caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells. Millions of people do not know they have sickle cell trait, because the trait usually does not cause illness. That's why it's important to be tested. Want
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. The Global Week of Action 2020 calls for holding governments and stakeholders accountable for NCDs prevention and control. Follow and Join
Every year hundreds of individuals die by suicide. Connecting and openly communicating with those who have had suicidal thoughts or those who have lost loved ones to suicide is essential in the effort towards suicide prevention. Too often the feelings of shame and stigma prevent them from talking openly. We hope that the campaign will
World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicide.
To raise awareness about heart health and urge those around you to prevent heart disease. Free Online CPD Accredited CME on Pharmacological Management of Heart Failure. The course is aimed at health professionals practising in Kenya and the region with an interest in cardiovascular care and pharmacological management of heart failure. Register Here.
World Heart Day is a global event to raise awareness and educate people about cardiovascular disease (CVD) and ways to help keep our hearts healthy. Did you know that The heart is about the size of an adult fist It is the strongest muscle in the body It takes approximately 45 seconds for the heart
The International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s world.